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by Iain Banks (Author) "The dark station, shuttered and empty, echoed to the distant, fading whistle of the departing train ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus; New edition edition (1 May 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0349102155
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349102153
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 45,175 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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'Iain Banks of THE WASP FACTORY eclipses that sensational debut...a real dazzler' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, mediocre execution., 4 Feb 2004
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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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A graet - if challenging - read, 7 Nov 2001
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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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Virtually perfect example of this writing style, 27 April 2000
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I bought this book many years ago on a whim, I'd heard of the writer but not read any of his work. I read it on holiday in Edinburgh (a coincidence)and it blew me away. The overlapping stories are confusing but patience and a good memory reward the reader. Having read a number of books in this flashback style I have to say this is a virtually perfect example of the style, Mr Banks certainly likes to challenge the reader and meeting that challenge is half the fun of this book, although I've found some of his later books virtually unreadable (Feersum Endjin for one) in this book everything works. Mr Banks skillful narative and pacing create a genuine sense of tension as the book reaches a climax and upon finishing you can only sit back and say 'wow'. This is definitely a book that deserves a second and third reading, there is so much packed in that can only be appreciated second time round. The book will not be to everyones taste, but if you have enjoyed any other Iain Banks book you will enjoy this, read it once, read it twice - you won't be disappointed.
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2.0 out of 5 stars "The Bridge"
I'm sure Banks thinks this is a deeply insightful, intelligent and psychological novel that is some of his finest mainstream work. Read more
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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 22 days ago by Andrew Morton

1.0 out of 5 stars Very hard going - could not finish it....
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Published 1 month ago 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 1 month ago by Peter Lee

2.0 out of 5 stars Not his best
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved This Book
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappears up its own posterior rapidly
Good start but gets bogged down in its own knowing cleverness very rapidly and drifts rapidly into mediocrity. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and engrossing
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