A review by knod78
The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks

2.0

My husband wanted me to read iain banks, because it is his favorite author. I’m not sure this was the best book to start me on his writing. I’m not a huge fan of ambiguous endings and most of it was. I’m also not a huge fan of short stories, because there is usually not a beginning, a middle, and an end. And most of these stories followed this pattern of just starting in the middle and then maybe end. I liked gift from the culture and descendent really well. I almost hated the state of the art story at the end, but then really enjoying it. I’m not sure what the hell the last story really was or about, but I read a lot of run on sentences and repeat words. I’m not sure there was a point, maybe something to do with middle eastern food. I wouldn't recommend this book as your first iain banks book.