false 12007 13 1494156 book 1990 Use of Weapons total:1287|5:510|4:482|3:240|2:45|1:10| 1287 5298 1751 110 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 4 false Sun Apr 20 18:42:20 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 18:42:37 -0700 2008
The structure of this novel makes it worthy of note on its own. Written in interwoven chapters, it ...more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 4 4 false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 12:00:58 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 12:41:45 -0700 2008 Use of Weapons was the August 2008 pick for my sci-fi book club, and I enjoyed it immensely. It's a dense and challenging book to get through. The scattered timeline and the dreamlike quality of many passages put off some readers. Frustratingly, Banks leaves out what would have been the most reve...more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 2 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 08:06:15 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 04:57:58 -0700 2007 Iain Banks is that he never underestimates the intelligence of his readers. Maybe this is more common in British authors, but his novels are crisp, witty, and require the reader's attention. He expect us to be an active part of the process. Not easy, but always eng...more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 2 false Mon Aug 04 14:54:15 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 12:32:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 4 1 false Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 15:25:21 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 17:23:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 14:29:21 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 19:43:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 1 false Sun Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 16:11:50 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 14:12:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 0 false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 12:36:51 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 11:16:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat May 09 22:47:45 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 19:52:52 -0700 2009 15 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 1 false Sat May 10 11:56:43 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 01:13:41 -0700 2008 In short it about the horrors of war. How people try to come to te...more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 2 0 false Mon Nov 23 17:15:11 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 17:20:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 0 true Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 17:16:39 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 10:02:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 4 0 true Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 02:40:50 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 06:16:36 -0800 2009
At the beginning I found the narrative somehow tricky and even annoying as the main plot and the memories are interleaved in a reversal way. However, Mr. Banks make it at the right doses and, eventually, you end up longing for one and ...more...]]> 18637 0553292242 9780553292244 53 5 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252804336m/18637.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18637.Use_of_Weapons 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Wed Oct 14 18:28:05 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:36:14 -0700 2009
If you read this, and you liked it, I...more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 0 false Sun Nov 30 23:45:35 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 23:44:10 -0800 2008
Use of Weapons has to be one of my favorite books. The story incorporates a collision of time-lines and setti...more...]]> 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Fri Mar 07 06:55:31 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 06:57:02 -0800 2008 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon May 26 10:57:42 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 10:57:42 -0700 2008 18637 0553292242 9780553292244 53 5 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252804336m/18637.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18637.Use_of_Weapons 5 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 12:08:10 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 20:05:57 -0800 2007 12007 185723135X 9781857231359 1183 99 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490846m/12007.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12007.Use_of_Weapons 3 0 false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 01:39:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 07:27:05 -0700 2009
The book follows an operative of Special Circumsta...more...]]> 1291593 0708883508 9780708883501 5 1 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1201733091m/1291593.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1291593.Use_of_Weapons 5 1 false Wed Mar 26 01:35:33 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 01:36:09 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=221587