02GF74
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 posted on 9/6/13 at 09:22 PM |
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Iain Banks RIP
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 9/6/13 at 10:31 PM |
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Very sad news. He was an incredibly talented (and prolific) writer and I have read a lot of his work.
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adithorp
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| posted on 10/6/13 at 06:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
Very sad news. He was an incredibly talented (and prolific) writer and I have read a lot of his work.
Indeed!
His last novel due out soon will be a must read.. Think I'll re-read The Wasp Factory..
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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mds167
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| posted on 10/6/13 at 12:05 PM |
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One of my favourite authors.
Met him once and he was very patient with me (I was young, overawed and a being a bit of a d*ck).
I don't think everything he wrote was gold but I enjoy it all.
Shame he didn't make it to see the new book come out but good to hear that he saw the finished copies.
A wee dram later and a toast to Raw Spirit.
"No, you can't lick the system; but you can give it a damn good fondling."
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Jasper
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| posted on 10/6/13 at 01:39 PM |
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Gutted, read pretty much everything he's ever written, his early regular novels and all his Sci-Fi were my favourites, such a great talent gone
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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