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A review by m_ess
The Business by Iain Banks
3.0
A light corporate thriller, a techno-picaresque flavored with the ominous frisson of ancient conspiracy and the ultra-rich's amorality. Written in an engaging and wry voice. Precise. Playful. Filled with disturbingly relevant references and specific details. Prescient of both current concerns and the type of book William Gibson would be writing about them three years later, post 9/11, with the world looking very different and also very much the same.
A portrait of a lady who for all her power and wit is surrounded by horrible, horny men—with lots to say about their bad, bland ideas—who hit on her constantly. That she finds love with the least dashing and most empathetic of the lot, and absconds off to a remote area to turn her maternal instincts and management skills into a passion project, reminds one of the ending of Little Women.
A portrait of a lady who for all her power and wit is surrounded by horrible, horny men—with lots to say about their bad, bland ideas—who hit on her constantly. That she finds love with the least dashing and most empathetic of the lot, and absconds off to a remote area to turn her maternal instincts and management skills into a passion project, reminds one of the ending of Little Women.