Philosopher by training, facilitator by trade. Late-coming social activist and experienced stacker of books.
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A formally compelling, calmly narrated, but intense exploration of identity, self-inflicted solitude, privilege and hypocrisy, the nature of space and time, and our place in it. Lingers long after reading.
The only thing that keeps me from giving it a 5 is that it unnecessarily tells a small but critical part of the story via exposition in dialogue instead of directly.
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, …
Solid space opera, but construction (how Banks creates suspense and mystery) and message ("more humility, less competition") are a little in-the-face ("man merkt die Absicht und ist verstimmt"). Good: how Banks deals with identity, memory and guilt.
Solid space opera, but construction (how Banks creates suspense and mystery) and message ("more humility, less competition") are a little in-the-face ("man merkt die Absicht und ist verstimmt"). Good: how Banks deals with identity, memory and guilt.
