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Absolutely. I love the Culture series, but Consider Phlebas has always been one of the least enjoyable books. I’d personally start with the excellent Player of
by ilikeyou 6y ago
Absolutely. I love the Culture series, but Consider Phlebas has always been one of the least enjoyable books.
I’d personally start with the excellent Player of Games and go from there.
(Also skip Inversions)
- u02sgb 6y agoI didn't like Inversions the first time I read it either but re-read all the Culture books, in order, after Banks died and enjoyed that. I think I was expecting it to be very Culture-y and was disappointed it wasn't. On a reread my expectations were different and it was just a very enjoyable story. I'd also suggest avoiding Excession until you've become familiar with the Minds. It's my favourite book, I think, but you lose a lot without having a little context.