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manuphoto 's review for:
The State of the Art
by Iain M. Banks
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Like all short stories collection, it's uneven. But here the range is from good to excellent. I enjoyed all of them, except for the very last one (which is only a few pages long).
A couple of the stories were very funny, some quite dark. The main story, the novella "The State of the Art" was truly excellent.
It's not as strong as the Culture novels but it's worth reading nonetheless.
A couple of the stories were very funny, some quite dark. The main story, the novella "The State of the Art" was truly excellent.
It's not as strong as the Culture novels but it's worth reading nonetheless.