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Originally Posted by caleb72
I remember a friend of mine who read this said that he thought The Hydrogen Sonata was the pinnacle of this Banks' career, so it was possibly a very fitting last novel to have published. I can't vouch for the statement having only read about 5 culture books so far but I haven't been disappointed yet.
I too prefer to read in order - as arbitrary as that is in the case of culture novels. That's why I didn't vote for Surface Detail as much as I want to eventually read it.
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Glad to hear Hydrogen Sonata is good. I'd heard otherwise, but I won't look at reviews in case of spoilers. I'll read it one day. I'm saving it as it's his only Culture book I haven't read. I'm also glad that I didn't read Transitions. Saving them both.
Probably Consider Phlebas would have been a better introduction to Banks and the Culture, but Surface Detail is a good book, long, convoluted, involved, but very good.