colin reviewed Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #1)
Good
4 stars
This was a reread for me and having read all the other books I feel like I got a lot more out of it this time around.
Paperback, 768 pages
Deutsch language
Published Aug. 12, 2019 by Heyne.
In ferner Zukunft haben die Menschen beschlossen, eine perfekte Gesellschaft zu bauen. Eine Gesellschaft, die alle Völker der Galaxis vereinen soll, wo auch immer sie leben, welcher Religion sie auch angehören mögen. Eine Gesellschaft, die schon bald Gefahr läuft, totalitäre Züge anzunehmen. Und heftigen Widerstand auf den Plan ruft ...
This was a reread for me and having read all the other books I feel like I got a lot more out of it this time around.
Started reading this very cautiously because everyone says that this is not a representative book of the Culture setting and also not too good, but I did find it enjoyable. A bit sluggish at times, and sometimes it felt like a series of short stories instead of a cohesive novel, but I did like it. I am yet to start reading the player of games, and maybe I change my opinion about this one, but I was fairly entertained throughout the book.