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If I thought Consider Phlebas was bad should I bother with Excession?
by fossuser 6y ago
If I thought Consider Phlebas was bad should I bother with Excession?
- detritus 6y agoYes.
- speed_spread 6y agoThey're close to opposites in quality! But Excession is not the best entry point in the Culture universe, I would rather start with Look to Windward or Player of Games.
- disillusioned 6y agoThis answer is spot-on. Excession is definitely NOT an entry point to the series, if there is such a thing. And Consider Phlebas is routinely considered not a great entry point, but people do it anyway because it's chronological. But it's a bit of a snore and it only barely grazes on Culture and doesn't get into any of the meat of the conceit at all, so it sort of turns people off to the series as a whole, I think.