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Was honestly a little disappointed with Consider Phlebas.

What's /lit/'s take on it?

>> No.3658203

I felt the same way. It had all the typical problems the majority of sci-fi writers face, great concept but underwhelming execution.

>> No.3658219
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3658219

I refuse to consider phlebas

>> No.3658230

>>3658219
Fuck, I miss being 13 and getting smashed in various parks on cheap 3ltr bottles of cider and horrible cannabis resin.

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>>3658230
Fuck yes. A bottle of Frosty Jack's or White Lightning can only be appreciated in a park at age 13.

>> No.3658270

>>3658137
"A Little"? This shit was just some trashy pulp novel, with not much redeeming qualities.

Some people say his other works are better, but I seriously doubt it.

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>>3658245
Yeah, those were truly glorious years. Do you remember this?

"Scuse me, sir. err, if I give you the money ... err, could you go in and get a pack of sovereign and two bottles of Strongbow. You can keep the change."

Every single night.
If it was a guy asking, it usually took about 10 people. If it was a girl asking a random guy, they almost always agreed first time.

>> No.3658309

is it the first one ?
it reads like a pulp it reads like logan's run

>> No.3658314

I'm looking for a good sci-fi series to get into, do you guys recommend this series or another one?

>> No.3658422

so are the other culture series books worth reading?

>> No.3658437

The problem with the space opera genre is that it was born out of shit and never rose above it.
You have Ender's Game, but that's about it.

>> No.3658449

>>3658422
Use of Weapons and Excession are both brilliant. I've heard good things about Player of Games as well, but haven't read it.

>> No.3658453

>>3658437
It has so much damn potential though.

>> No.3658462

>>3658453
I won't argue with that. I fucking love Star Wars and the whole idea.
The grand, epic scale. I love it.
The genre has been dormant for too long.
But at this point I'd say postcyberpunk has more of a future than space opera, and that just fucking started!

>> No.3658820

I'm with those who didn't like it- didn't actually finish it. Felt like one damn thing after another- a succession of wacky events one after the other, like hitchhiker's guide but not funny.

Wasp factory was cool though, and I did quite like a culture short story that I read so maybe the series gets better.

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>a little disappointed with Consider Phlebas.
>It had all the typical problems the majority of sci-fi writers face, great concept but underwhelming execution.
>Use of Weapons and Excession are both brilliant.

Damn. Sums up my opinions on the books exactly.

Oh and player of games is a great read. I'm actually glad I read the books in that order since I still liked phlebas and it only got better after that.

Can't wait for hydrogen sonata

>> No.3658885

>consider plebeians

>> No.3658888

I tried to pick up "Matter," but couldn't get past chapter two. I got the feeling it was part of a series?

what's a good book to start reading Mr. Banks?

>> No.3658899

>>3658437
Ender's Game was very good, but so was this:
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

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>>3658888
Q-q-q-q-q-q-quaaads!!!