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It's the best or at least top three of the series. Maybe I'm desensitized but there hardly is anything gratuitous in the book.
by hoseja 3y ago
It's the best or at least top three of the series. Maybe I'm desensitized but there hardly is anything gratuitous in the book.
- HelloMcFly 3y agoThis debate is endless and varies by personal taste and what about the novels interests you. Use of Weapons is in the bottom half for me right alongside the one the author liked, Consider Phlebas (though I liked the latter more after reading the rest of the series). It's still my favorite series books though, so don't get me wrong.
- badcppdev 3y agoThings might be horrific even if they aren't gratuitous or even described explicitly in a book.
- hoseja 3y agoBut does that make the book bad? Makes it much better IMO, especially if you want literature and not pulp.
- badcppdev 3y agoI don't think anyone called the book bad. I just know that I'm quite keen not to read it again because of the horrible things in it. It might be well written but maybe I don't feel like those concepts going into my head. It's a subjective thing. Just like which Culture novel is the best.