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> between very positive and very negative reviews.

Funny that they would put negative reviews on the paperback itself. How honest ...

The Irish Time described it as "a work of unparalleled depravity". - though I've forgotten if that is one of the positive or negative reviews ;-)

> unparalleled depravity

(I mean, I am sure that's a plus for *somebody* :)

PS. I find it funny that the Irish Times would find "post scarcity" depraved :)

Apologies, should have been clearer there - the Wasp Factory is not a Culture novel and isn't even SF - it's about a rather troubled teenager and his unusual circle of family and friends.

When Iain (M.) Banks published science fiction (or essays about science fiction), he used “Iain M. Banks.” Other works he used “Iain Banks.”

You can sometimes separate the fans and the topic by how they refer to him.

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