The Last Turkey in the Shop, a Viz annual.
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostReading "Matter" atm. He's definately becoming harder work as time goes on.
Excession is good , takes about half the book to get a handle on just wtf is going on though.
That sounds a wee bit like the last Banks novel I read - Whit - a good read though.
In Whit ...Banks uses as an outsider a member of a cult who grew up in a commune in Scotland where modern technology - phone, TV, computer - is banned, making her seem completely out of touch with modern British society and giving her an outlook sceptical of the assumptions we tend to live by unquestioninglyComment
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I feel they started go downhill after The Thick Repeater. Does this one signal a return to form?Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostThe Last Turkey in the Shop, a Viz annual.+50 Xeno Geek Points
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No.Originally posted by Zippy View PostI feel they started go downhill after The Thick Repeater. Does this one signal a return to form?
But it came free with the annual subscription the Missus got me for my birthday.
My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Excession is one of his best; needs reading twice though.Originally posted by voodooflux View PostCurrently on my third attempt at "Excession" by Iain. M Banks
I've just finished Neal Stephenson's Anathem. A huge book but will need to read it again as I lost the plot 2/3 of the way through.
Currently reading Kitty Kelly's biography of Sinatra....my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Yeah, it seemed to be going places - although I thought that about The Algebraist but was ultimately left disappointed.Originally posted by Lockhouse View PostExcession is one of his best; needs reading twice though.Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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Sniper One: Dan Mills - Not my usual type of book but an excellent account of his part in the war in Iraq.
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Risk, The science of Politics and Fear: Dan Gardner - Excellent insight into our perceptions of risk etc.B00med!Comment
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Jane Austen : A Life
Claire Tomalin
I love Jane Austin and this is my first biography - rather enjoying itI'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this
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