Andrea said:
> _Consider Phlebas_ is also a much weaker novel. (I read it first, and
> nearly didn't continue with the rest; I like it better now, but the
> first time through it didn't do much for me.)
I recently tried to read it for the second time and just gave up when I
got to the section with the Eaters. It's just much too long and
episodic, and even a bit boring in parts.
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> (Have you read _Look to Windward_?)
Yes. I thought it was a bit disappointing but I haven't yet worked out
why. The consensus over on the Culture list is that it's great (people
keep telling me that it's much better the second time round so I
suppose I'll have to find time to read it again in the near future). I
don't think that any of the later books reach the dizzy heights of _The
Player of Games_ and _Use of Weapons_.
(Each time Brin-L starts talking about Banks, the Culture seems to end
up talking about Brin; isn't that strange? I suppose it's just the
innate perversity of those of us subscribed to both.)
Rich
GCU Capricious Not Malicious
