false 12016 11 124371 2000 Le Sens du vent total:837|5:184|4:362|3:262|2:28|1:1| 837 3211 1132 55 3 3 false true Thu Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 29 09:13:49 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 15 05:35:33 -0700 2008 The Algebraist, I was going to swear off Iain M. Banks for the rest of '08. But, Ginnie recommended it so highly that I felt it was worth bumping up the list.

I can definitely see why she gives it such praise. It's a dense, nuanced story that explores the motivations for t...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 14:41:46 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 14:41:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 05:56:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 19:03:21 -0700 2009 a review by another Goodreads user, Rob:

"...it was close to 4-stars for me. If I could, I would have given it ★★★½. I found the story a little slow to start and Banks' style a bit exaggerated. I'm not sure if th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Mar 09 20:51:24 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 22:20:07 -0700 2009 O you who turn the wheel and look to windward
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.

I have a weakness for anyone who quotes Eliot, particularly the Waste Land. At first I thought that this title was a bit much given that Banks had already used C...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 09:28:05 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 13:01:25 -0700 2009 The Player of Games, and I think I'm at a point where I'm going to be ravenously devouring them. Like many others have mentioned, this is a novel about loss and mourning -- thinking back on the events of the book, not much actually happens, but Banks uses enoug...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 17:59:08 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 05:38:05 -0700 2009 Look to Windward, like The Player of Games, is a much more straightforward tale of life in and around the Culture, this time taking as its focus a group of diplomats. There's much less of a focus on direct plot, as with Use of Weapons, but the book feels richer for it as ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 14:11:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 14:48:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 07:53:45 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 06:22:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Nov 22 04:26:39 -0800 2008 Tue May 05 13:11:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Oct 19 06:40:13 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 00:54:59 -0700 2008 Excession...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 26 16:59:30 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 18:23:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 16 15:15:56 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 15:15:56 -0800 2007 What happened to this author that made him write such tragic love stories? 'Consider Phlebus', 'Excession' and 'Look to Windward' all conta...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 15:34:55 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 18:59:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 11:20:31 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 07:25:08 -0800 2009
A most excellent book in Iain Banks' "culture" series, involving a galaxy spanning futuristic high-tech utopian society (The Culture) and various intriguing rammifications thereof. This one touches on issues of meddling in another society (with good intentions,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 08:55:34 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 10:26:10 -0700 2009 1
Some people might dislik...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 04:05:44 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 04:08:15 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Mon Oct 27 22:44:19 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 22:44:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 20 11:56:18 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 12:00:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 20:11:49 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 20:12:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 19:07:55 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 19:15:26 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=18636