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Comment author: Algernoq 21 July 2014 03:02:21AM *  1 point [-]

ugly and vulgar but not very disturbing

I also was disgusted by "Player of Games", the only Banks novel I read. Is all of Banks' writing like this?

Comment author: [deleted] 21 July 2014 03:05:49PM 0 points [-]

I don't recall anything disgusting in Player of Games?

Comment author: gwern 21 July 2014 03:25:08PM *  3 points [-]

What about when the protagonist visits the brothel?

Comment author: Algernoq 21 July 2014 04:55:40PM 0 points [-]

The alien culture in that one is all about brutality and domination. I didn't see a point to reading it, unless you like reading about fantasy violence.

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