A review by humanignorance
Excession by Iain M. Banks

2.0

2 stars. For much of the book, it felt like a bunch of short, disjointed narratives that were usually mildly interesting on their own, but were not long enough or did not connect strongly enough to the rest of the plot to be truly enjoyable. The ship conversations were hard to follow and felt like filler. It didn’t help that some of the ships did not have distinct enough personalities to keep straight. The conclusion was disappointing.