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Iain Banks (Author)

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Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (6 Dec 1990)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0349102155
ISBN-13: 978-0349102153
Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 19.7 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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* 'Represents significant progress in the flowering of an exceptional talent. a totally absorbing read' - THE TIMES * 'Iain Banks of THE WASP FACTORY eclipses that sensational debut. a real dazzler' - DAILY MAIL

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great - if challenging - read, 7 Nov 2001

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This is the first of his books I have read. At the start I was a bit annoyed. Making up dreams seemed a bit cheap. But then the suspension of disbelief got in there and the the narrative and the description of this place took over.
A brilliant "other place" that completely takes you over. The vision of the place is completely visual - you can see it on the page.
The chapters with the dialect I found hard going and for preference I would have prefered a text that kept the pace going.

A brilliant read and I am shopping for more.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Iain M Banks but almost Sci-Fi., 11 Jan 2000

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The story is about a man in a coma who finds himself waking up with amnesia in a surreal world where everything seems to exist on an endless bridge. None of the other inhabitants find this strange and the man's curiosity and desire to escape take him upon an unusual adventure. This is interspersed with strange dream sequences and a narrative of his life up to the point of falling into a coma. All these threads intertwine into a compelling read. The ending is the weakest part of the story. If you've read The Wasp Factory you'll know how original and unexpected Banks's endings can be. The unusual setting of the Bridge give this tale an other worldly science fiction feel but it is also a story that stays very much on planet earth in the darkest recesses of the human mind. Almost worth a five if Banks hadn't written books to surpass this (Excession and Complicity to name two)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, mediocre execution., 4 Feb 2004

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Banks is without doubt a remarkably inventive and talented author and "The Bridge" highlights some of his best features - the story is initially gripping and some of the imagery is inspired. Unfortunately the story flags towards the end, losing focus and meandering and not maintaining the mystery and intrigue of the earlier chapters. Whilst I appreciate that this may have been a deliberate ploy to better portray what our main character is experiencing, imagery is no substitute for a tight story-line and cannot carry a book alone. I really wanted to like "The Bridge" but for me, it wasn't quite up to the standard of some of Banks' other works.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
I liked the plot. Banks is a great writer and his novels have many twists and turns. They are sometimes a bit in your face. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Binnie de Cundo

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bridge is worth reading and persevering with
I enjoyed The Bridge but I would not give it 5 stars. It is an interesting book about dreams, involving three parts of the same man or the man's mind and the Bridge based on the... Read more

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After suffering a horrific car accident, the novel's nameless, Scottish protagonist finds himself on the `Bridge', an industrial super-complex his mind has conceived for him to... Read more

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2.0 out of 5 stars "The Bridge"
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3.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing, but Ultimately Unsatisfying
I was covering a class of 2nd years on a library period and they were sitting quietly reading, so I decided to join them. Read more

Published on 18 Oct 2009 by Andrew Morton

1.0 out of 5 stars Very hard going - could not finish it....
Just loved Iain banks - "The Wasp factory" but in contrast this book was very hard work - i stuck with it and stuck with it - but eventually abandoned it about a third of the way... Read more

Published on 4 Oct 2009 by A. J. Greenwood

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
Last year I bought Iain Banks' entire fiction (not SF) catalogue as I'd loved "The Steep Approach to Garbadale" and wanted to try his others, and since then I've been working my... Read more

Published on 17 Sep 2009 by Peter Lee

2.0 out of 5 stars Not his best
I'm quite a big fan of the Iain Banks novels I have read ('The Wasp Factory', 'Dead Air') but this was a real disappointment. Read more

Published on 26 April 2009 by Mr. Nm Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved This Book
I read this many years ago and it was one of my all time favourite books. It was the kind of book I just didn't want to end. Read more

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