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Against a Dark Background - Iain M. Banks
Against a Dark Background
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781857231786 (1857231783)
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 634
Edition language: English
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To Shoot or Not to Shoot
To Shoot or Not to Shoot rated it
3.0 Against A Dark Background
3 and a half stars really... or maybe even 4 - I'm just being mean. There was quite a lot of torture in this one which I am never really comfortable with. Banks is one of the few writers that I can read with this level of violence. Early on with some of the Iain Banks novels I decided that it was so...
target acquired
target acquired rated it
1.0
the only Iain Banks book (so far) that i couldn't finish. too shallow, too snarky, too full of confusing cyberbullshit. so many ideas (like that Lazy Gun) that seem brilliant but go nowhere. words can't express how disappointed i was with this one, it was like catching someone i worship in the middl...
altheaann
altheaann rated it
Very, very good. It's less conceptual and more an adventure story than many of his other books - but it's a VERY good adventure story! Lots of action and violence, without neglecting depth of character & emotion.... very effective portrayal of a female protagonist by a male author too! (something I ...
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it
4.0
Inspired by Brad's recent review of Night of the Living Trekkies, I'm going to present this one in checklist form. Here we go:• Convoluted, non-linear exposition: ✓ It's an Iain Banks. Enough said.• Weird takes on religion: ✓ He's so imaginative at this game. I loved the church who hate God, and ins...
immediacy
immediacy rated it
3.0 Against a Dark Background
Surprisingly enough, this latest SF novel by Iain Banks reminded me as much of [a:David Zindell|399921|David Zindell|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1312989032p2/399921.jpg]'s [b:Neverness|3052090|Neverness|David Zindell|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-4845f44723bc5d3a9ac322f99b110...
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