tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post26964375218699576..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Iain Banks is "Officially Very Poorly"Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-51339138353012008272013-04-04T13:55:58.572-07:002013-04-04T13:55:58.572-07:00Oh, man. I heard about Banks a couple of days ago ...Oh, man. I heard about Banks a couple of days ago through science fiction fandom, more or less. It is just awful; I was expecting at least 20 more years of writing from him.<br /><br />I may put off reading <i>The Hydrogen Sonata</i> for a while....as I've managed to postpone reading <i>Blue at the Mizzen</i> pretty much since I bought it.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-77017306441982504512013-04-04T13:06:46.548-07:002013-04-04T13:06:46.548-07:00Read this just after learning that Roger Ebert has...Read this just after learning that Roger Ebert has died, and it feels like a double whammy.<br /><br />I only know Iain Banks through his science fiction, which I've found as enchanting as it can be challenging. I'll be very sorry to see him go, without any further exploration of the Culture world. Today makes me want to just withdraw for the rest of the week, with maybe a favorite movie, followed by reading an Iain M. Banks book I've never read.CruzSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375043409371613480noreply@blogger.com