Iain M Banks' newest sci-fi is a "fable for the future"--hardly. It is actually a tale of modern mans' hatred and fear of intelligence. I stumbled on the incidental homophobia in the first 50 pages ("I'm not gay or anything; I'm totally normal.") but stayed with him to the thrilling conclusion. I really enjoyed the book. I am a huge fan of structure and enjoyed how he put the story together through various first person narrations. While I figure out fairly quickly who was who in the story it didn't diminish the pacing or the ultimate battle. While Iain Banks may consider homosexuality to be abnormal, I still enjoyed the book.
No comments:
Post a Comment