Are the final two Culture novels worth reading? I found Matter a bit of a slog.
― chap, Thursday, 22 July 2021 10:37 (two years ago) link
I gave up after Inversions, but The Algebraist is worth a try for a non-Culture SF novel. Shame he never followed up with more books in the same universe.
― a cad, a bounder, a rotter, a really bad sort (Matt #2), Thursday, 22 July 2021 11:07 (two years ago) link
I gave up after Inversions
Just before Look to Windward, which is cracking.
― chap, Thursday, 22 July 2021 11:28 (two years ago) link
I have a grudge against Look to Windward for betraying the ideals of the culture. Only read Matter once I think but I recall it as a cracking read, it's high on my list for a reread.
― At Easter I had a fall. I don't know whether to laugh or cry (ledge), Thursday, 22 July 2021 11:47 (two years ago) link
Hydrogen sonata is, remarkably for a culture novel, a snooze fest.
― At Easter I had a fall. I don't know whether to laugh or cry (ledge), Thursday, 22 July 2021 13:07 (two years ago) link
Crow Road documentary and repeat of the series starts tonight on bbc4
― koogs, Wednesday, 14 December 2022 15:47 (one year ago) link