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Dominic
is 3% done
I've read three Iain Banks novels but never read any of his Iain M. Banks sci-fi. I'm a fan of sci-fi, I loved his writing style in his non sci-fi stuff so I figured that it's about time I gave this a shot! I know Consider Phlebas isn't supposed to be the best Culture novel, but it is the first so I'm starting here!
— Sep 23, 2025 01:14AM
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Dominic
is 71% done
I have to confess that I'm not enjoying this as much as I've enjoyed the non sci-fi books I've read from Banks. I won't write off his sci-fi as a lot of people have told me that this isn't the best anyway, but I'm less excited by this than I expected to be and I am finding this dragging a little bit...
— Sep 29, 2025 07:56AM
Dominic
is 48% done
Really enjoying this and it's a fast book to read despite its length. I want to finish before October so that I can start on my spooky books for Halloween season
— Sep 25, 2025 02:56AM
Dominic
is 22% done
I heard the criticisms about this being kind of episodic, but I think that going into it prepared for that was a good idea, and I'm glad that I did start with this as there is a lot of universe building within the Cultureverse
— Sep 24, 2025 07:33AM
