> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 01:28 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Culture and Banks [I made a bank shot to start all this]
>
>
> Andy said:
>
> > Can't say I've read any of his. Good starting books?
>
> I think that the best places to start reading his Culture
> books are _The Player of Games_ and _Use of Weapons_. Other
> people would argue for _Consider Phlebas_ but I think that's
> too long, incoherent and not very good on balance (it's the
> only Banks novel I've tried to read a second time and been
> unable to finish). My favourite of his non-sf books are _The
> Bridge_ and _Walking on Glass_ (which are both sf/fantasy
> flavoured) and _The Crow Road_ (which is a long, warm family saga).
Where would you put Wasp Factory in your list? I managed to
beg/borrow/steal copies of Use of Weapons and Phlebas, and was
recommended Wasp Factory next (not specifically Culture, tho, iirc)
-j-
