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Sadly wont be with us much longer... Got very advanced cancer and not expecting to last a year
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It was probably The Wasp Factory that turned me on to reading.
I was mentally scarred by the classics at school (and also being too cool to enjoy reading). But reading WF opened my eyes that there was more to books than Pride and Prejudice and David Copperfield.
Wasp Factory, Complicity and Crow Road still three of my all time favourite books.
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It was probably The Wasp Factory that turned me on to reading.
I was mentally scarred by the classics at school (and also being too cool to enjoy reading). But reading WF opened my eyes that there was more to books than Pride and Prejudice and David Copperfield.
Wasp Factory, Complicity and Crow Road still three of my all time favourite books.
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Sad news. Great writer. Loved the Iain M Banks stuff as well, even though I'm not really into sci-fi.
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Still time for him to enjoy a few glasses of Single Malt yet.
I do like his proposal: 'Will you do me the honour of becoming my widow?"
I do like his proposal: 'Will you do me the honour of becoming my widow?"
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Loved The Wasp Factory and a couple of other including his one on searching for the great whisky - as good a 'travel' book as you will get. A couple of his other books were just plain annoying/rubbish so I gave up on him. Haven't read any of the sci-fi stuff.
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I may re-read The Crow Road in his honour.
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I shall raise a wee dram shortlySpencer4 wrote:I may re-read The Crow Road in his honour.
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Spencer4 wrote:I may re-read The Crow Road in his honour.
I will finish off Transition in his honour, which I started about a year ago (if not more)
Shame, because I think he'd brought forward the publishing date of his final book… guessing he still didnt make it
2009 – Transition
2012 – Stonemouth
2013 – The Quarry (forthcoming 20 June 2013 in UK)
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Complicity is one of the best books I've ever read. I've also read Walking on Glass, which was excellent, and The Bridge, which I couldn't get into, but you can't win them all. Certainly a gifted writer though. RIP.
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Complicity....great read, my top Banks readBilly Whiz wrote:Complicity is one of the best books I've ever read. I've also read Walking on Glass, which was excellent, and The Bridge, which I couldn't get into, but you can't win them all. Certainly a gifted writer though. RIP.
Read some of his m Banks stuff but found it quite hard to get into
RIP
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Will pick up a copy of Complicity in his honour. I can recommend Whit, The Crow Road and The Steep Approach To Garbadale, probably some of his more 'straightforward' stories, as well. A great writer who balanced avant-garde with accessibility, always a difficult balancing act. RIP.
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Raised a Bruichladdich last night, and delved back into Raw Spirit, which i gave up on first time. Some poignant passages in there.
The Crow Road probably still my favourite of his novels, but a soft spot for Espedair Street from the early ones, and The Steep Approach to Garberdale a great late return to form. Not much of an SF buff, but really enjoyed The Player of Games too.
Loved his humour, and thought his cultural references were always neatly interwoven in the stories.
He will be missed.
The Crow Road probably still my favourite of his novels, but a soft spot for Espedair Street from the early ones, and The Steep Approach to Garberdale a great late return to form. Not much of an SF buff, but really enjoyed The Player of Games too.
Loved his humour, and thought his cultural references were always neatly interwoven in the stories.
He will be missed.
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Have this
feersum endjinn
Takes a lot of concentration, still a good read
feersum endjinn
Takes a lot of concentration, still a good read
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He did a show on 6Music about a year ago. It's available to listen again on their website (maybe iplayer too.. I don't do that stuff, so not sure how it works).
But it's music that's importantant to him as well as little tit bits of information and anecdotes about himself. Havent ever seen or read an interview with him, so for me it was quite an interesting listening
But it's music that's importantant to him as well as little tit bits of information and anecdotes about himself. Havent ever seen or read an interview with him, so for me it was quite an interesting listening
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