The Business by Iain Banks

The Business

Iain Banks

402 pages first pub 1999 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary thriller challenging medium-paced
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Who Do You Work For? The Business, a nearly omnipotent enterprise, is so infinitely discreet that even its top executives are vague about its actual business. It predates the Christian church and counts among its vast riches dozens of Michelangel...

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Community Reviews

3.45
based on 598 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 50%

adventurous: 42%

funny: 35%

reflective: 28%

lighthearted: 21%

tense: 21%

dark: 14%

emotional: 14%

challenging: 7%

hopeful: 7%

relaxing: 7%


Pace

71% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
66% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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