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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Generally, I'm a pretty big Banks fan, but this one just didn't work for me. Some reviews note have mentioned a surprise or revelation at the end that made the story work. Frankly, I was pretty certain from the first chapter what the ending was going to be. As a result, the chaotic story line just didn't do anything for me. I didn't find out much of anything about the narrator, and he didn't find out much of anything about himself. (  )grizzly.anderson | Feb 10, 2007 |   This is a brilliant book that gradually gets you into the world of someone dreaming, someone turned crazy. Only when you read the last pages, you understand. One of Banks' best. (  )xtien | Dec 6, 2006 | A bit chaotic, but an interesting and compelling read. Despite the fantasy trappings it's more about the main character's life, and although these parts of the book are more 'mundane' in some ways they are more interesting. (  )catapogo | Sep 6, 2006 | 0.050 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0349102155, Paperback)In The Bridge, master storyteller and weaver of worlds, Iain Banks creates a mysterious structure that leads from nowhere to nowhere. Everyone lives on the Bridge, including a man named Orr, devoid of personality or memory, and haunted by dreams of war.Banks' engaging blend of the cutting-edge hypothetical and blistering reality collide in The Bridge . The Bridge is like none other: A multi-layered society of incredible cities, terrible war zones, humor, horror and lust. Now that John Orr -- victim of a terrible car accident -- has reached it, the question remains of what lies on the other side. "Banks is a phenomenon. Wildly successful, fearlessly creative...[with) gnarly energy and elegance!" -- William Gibson, author of Neuromancer "Banks never does the same thing twice. But he always does it sublimely." -- Los Angeles Times (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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