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They're kind of odd books because mostly their characters and plots are quite poor-- dull and badly written, and yet the world of the Culture stays with you bec
by aerovistae 9y ago
They're kind of odd books because mostly their characters and plots are quite poor-- dull and badly written, and yet the world of the Culture stays with you because it's SO unique and SO well-crafted.
Excession is the one book in the series which I found to be EXTREMELY enjoyable, good characters and all.
- wycs 9y agoPlayer of games is the only one I loved.
- boznz 9y ago.. and would make an awesome movie if done right
- ahartmetz 9y agoI agree with aerovistae and I found the plot of Player of Games particularly weak. Watching the protagonist winning the game thing didn't feel satisfying. It's hard to get excited about a game you cannot understand because it isn't explained. And the big "surprise" regarding a certain character towards the end was lame. It surprised me, a little, only because it seemed too obvious so I expected something more clever. That said, I liked the book because of the Culture.
- dhoulb 9y agoExcession is an outstanding book. (But note to others: Consider Phlebas or Look to Windward are better starter books if you’ve not read any!)