Stonemouth

[FearfulSymmetry]

First review I've seen, in the Irish Independent: Energetic master of set piece reigns supreme

[Deep Black]

Clearly you haven't seen my thread here :
http://www.iainbanksforum.net/showth...memouth-review

Not sure about "He'll fiercely research a complex topic... and then find an excuse to splice it into the plot superfluously, as if he just wants to show off", I though Iain was quite well known for doing zero research?

[FearfulSymmetry]

Well I did... after I had posted the link to the review in the 'Review Section'.... *passive aggression*

[Deep Black]

Fair enough, I'll hold my hands up, I didn't post it in the review section - maybe I should have, oh well. As it was my own musing I though it better in the non"M" bit

& Who are you calling Passive?

[FearfulSymmetry]

A couple more reviews

The List (which has a spoiler)
The Guardian

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Daily Standard (spoilerish)

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Scotsman

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The Herald

[oneexwidow]

Damn! I also posted mine in the wrong place!:

http://www.iainbanksforum.net/showth...nemouth-Review

[haddonsman]

In a six-word stylee:

Glib retread of The Crow Road.

I went from being engaged to indifferent to infuriated. The last few chapters seemed to have beamed in from the planet Zarg by a different writer. I was almost expecting to see "will this do?" written on the endpaper.

Glad it was a library loan. Maybe it's time for TMH to shelve the wishywash of non-M?