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464 pages • first pub 1996 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown
Publication date: 04 August 1997
Description
The fifth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different univer...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,955 reviews
Moods
mysterious 61%
challenging 58%
tense 30%
funny 27%
reflective 21%
dark 16%
emotional 9%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 43% | Character: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Violence, Child death, GenocideModerate
Transphobia
464 pages • first pub 1996 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown
Publication date: 04 August 1997
Description
The fifth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different univer...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,955 reviews
Moods
mysterious 61%
challenging 58%
tense 30%
funny 27%
reflective 21%
dark 16%
emotional 9%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
informative 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 43% | A mix: 43% | Character: 11% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 32%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Child death, GenocideModerate
Transphobia