I don’t read Banks (see explanation at the page I linked to at the bottom of the post, if you care).
Huh. I read Consider Phlebas, and have no memory of the eaters… or of much else from that book [looks it up] okay, yeah, that was disgusting, just not enough to remember it. I wasn’t that into Consider Phlebas anyway. I loved The Player of Games and Excession. Please give them a chance; they are head and shoulders above the others. On the other hand, I may just have a low ick threshold: looking back, there are one or two things in each of those that might be disturbing. Possible gross concepts, rot′13d (description is not graphic):
Rkprffvba unf n fcrpvrf jvgu na hacyrnfnag phygher: uvtu yriryf bs zvfbtlal naq qbtsvtugvat/tynqvngbe svtugvat.
Gur Cynlre bs Tnzrf unf bar bss-fperra pnfgengvba naq bar gbegher fprar va abg zhpu qrgnvy.
Basically nothing as bad as the eaters and nothing significantly worse than what ancient cultures did in real life.
What you mentioned there sounds perfectly fine and reasonable. I enjoy Terry Goodkind and Neal Asher, I’m hardly a lightweight in this respect normally. Perhaps I just have more issues with cannibalism and/or disgusting food than other people (the “disgusting food” part seems likely, actually).
Huh. I read Consider Phlebas, and have no memory of the eaters… or of much else from that book [looks it up] okay, yeah, that was disgusting, just not enough to remember it. I wasn’t that into Consider Phlebas anyway. I loved The Player of Games and Excession. Please give them a chance; they are head and shoulders above the others. On the other hand, I may just have a low ick threshold: looking back, there are one or two things in each of those that might be disturbing. Possible gross concepts, rot′13d (description is not graphic): Rkprffvba unf n fcrpvrf jvgu na hacyrnfnag phygher: uvtu yriryf bs zvfbtlal naq qbtsvtugvat/tynqvngbe svtugvat. Gur Cynlre bs Tnzrf unf bar bss-fperra pnfgengvba naq bar gbegher fprar va abg zhpu qrgnvy. Basically nothing as bad as the eaters and nothing significantly worse than what ancient cultures did in real life.
What you mentioned there sounds perfectly fine and reasonable. I enjoy Terry Goodkind and Neal Asher, I’m hardly a lightweight in this respect normally. Perhaps I just have more issues with cannibalism and/or disgusting food than other people (the “disgusting food” part seems likely, actually).
I will take a look at them. Thanks.
-Robin
I’m glad I was able to help and I hope you enjoy. Your page of recommendations is a great resource.