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Re:Iain M. Banks describing GPT – in 2005 novel by manarth on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @10:04AM (#35069825)
Iain Banks, or Iain M Banks?

I've never got on well with the Iain Banks novels, and devoured the Iain M Banks novels.

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Re:Iain M. Banks describing GPT – in 2005 novel by mst on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:07AM (#35070716)
You might like to try Transition - it's not officially an M novel but it's kinda half way between the two.
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Re:Iain M. Banks describing GPT – in 2005 novel by lproven on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:11PM (#35071705)
Agreed.
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Re:Iain M. Banks describing GPT – in 2005 novel by lproven on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:56AM (#35071457)
I am the same. I adore the SF, but don't find the mainstream fiction very interesting.

I started with the Wasp Factory which I used as external reading for my English Literature 'A' level -- I still have my first-edition hardback -- and I moved on to Consider Phlebas and loved all of IMB's stuff. Most of IB's did not move me, although the Bridge and Transitions are interesting.

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