I was skeptical, but after reading the end, I understand that a Rereading could be interesting. Quantity: 1 Add to Basket Condition: Acceptable. Contact seller Seller Rating: Used - Softcover Condition: Acceptable US 2.74 Convert currency US 3.99 Shipping Within U.S.A.

he also pretend that you will discover thing by reading in this order. Published by Time Warner Books Uk, 1992 ISBN 10: 185723135X ISBN 13: 9781857231359 Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A. He recommended to do the second reading starting with the chapters with Roman numerals in order (from I to XIII) and then read the chapters numbered in words from 'One' to the end. In the translation I read, there is preface by Gérard Klein where he end by telling he recommend reading it once like any other book, but then rereading it in an alternate order. ), while the other is numbered in reverse with Roman numerals (XIII, XII. The numbers of the chapters indicate which stream they belong to: one stream is numbered forward in words (One, Two. (Stop reading this question now if you hate spoilers.) This book is written in a peculiar way that makes it a non-straightforward read, and I'm wondering how different an impression a second read would leave. Praise for Use Of Weapons There is now no British SF writer to whose work I look forward with greater keenness - THE TIMES In many ways his best yet. Banks spins a tale that is both funny and dark.I just finish Use of Weapons by Iain M. The ending was strong and moved me a lot - It forced me to have to rethink the way that I think about my past (NO! It's not the same as in the book, I am not that sick). Use of Weapons touched me like no book has touched me for a long time - Zakalwe's battles became mine and his past became mine. In my opinion this book is a lot more than just an adventure, it's about a man who has experienced too much and has seen too much, has fought too many battles and who has too much past he is trying to ignore and erase.

I guess that it's possible to read this book as a space adventure, but I can't imagine how anybody can ignore the depth of this book. It all sounds like the basis for a good space adventure and that is also what the back page of the book tries to sell it as, but Use of Weapons is a lot more than that. He has been in a lot of wars, sometimes on the winning side, sometimes on the losing side, but always on what he thinks is the good side, because Zakalwe is not an ordinary mercenary, he works for the Culture, in their Special Circumstances division. Use of Weapons is about a mercenary who usually goes by the name Cheradenine Zakalwe - he is a couple of hundred years old and has seen a lot of battle. Buying Bank's Use of Weapons was a long shot - a friend had recommended the danish translation of Player of Games, but the (American) bookstore where I mail order most of my books didn't have PoG stocked, so I decided to try another Banks book (I have been wanting to read something by him, for quite some time, but just haven't gotten around to it).

Use of weapons by iain m banks