The Player of Games

by Iain M Banks | Literature & Fiction |
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Registered by worldbooknight on 4/23/2012
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Released 11 yrs ago (4/23/2012 UTC) at -- Somewhere in London 🤷‍♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 2 by smallbluepebble at Ilford, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, March 3, 2016
Discovered this book in a charity shop in Brentwood, Essex. Not sure if I'm going to read it... maybe I'll just set it free to find some new readers. Doesn't look as if it's been read since it first started its Bookcrossing journey in 2012.

Released 8 yrs ago (3/8/2016 UTC) at Camel & Artichoke in Waterloo, Greater London United Kingdom

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This one's coming with me to a Bookcrossing meet-up in Waterloo this evening.

Journal Entry 4 by wingrahar109wing at Ash Vale, Surrey United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Picked up at last night's meet.

Journal Entry 5 by wingrahar109wing at Ash Vale, Surrey United Kingdom on Thursday, May 18, 2017
The book has finally been read!
Thoroughly enjoyable science fiction novel.

Journal Entry 6 by wingrahar109wing at Ash Vale, Surrey United Kingdom on Friday, May 19, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (5/19/2017 UTC) at Ash Vale, Surrey United Kingdom

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Posted to 4evagreen as part of the Reading It Want It game.
Enjoy!

Journal Entry 7 by 4evagreen at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, May 22, 2017
Book arrived safely. Thanks for sharing I look forward to reading it.

Journal Entry 8 by 4evagreen at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 18, 2021
“This is the story of a man who went far away for a long time, just to play a game.”

The above quote is the opening line and succinctly sums up this novel. The book follows Jernau Morat Gurgeh, the master of every board, computer and strategy games known to him. Gurgeh has built a reputation for himself but has become bored with success, disillusioned with the lack of competition, the lack of consequences should he lose and wants something more challenging.

'The Player of Games' is told from a third-person perspective and is the second book in the 'Culture' series but isn't a direct sequel so can be read as a one off (as I did). The action is fast paced and I found myself turning each page in anticipation, despite its obvious flaws found the Azad Empire fascinating and would have liked to learnt even more about it. Overall I found this a well written and engaging story,that despite its rather abrupt ending, kept me engrossed. I will definitely be looking out for the remaining books in the series.

Journal Entry 9 by 4evagreen at Buxton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Thursday, April 1, 2021

Released 2 yrs ago (4/1/2021 UTC) at Buxton, Derbyshire United Kingdom

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Spotted this on a wishlist so going out to hopefully make a new friend. Enjoy!

Thank you for swapping an Iain Banks for an Iain Banks

8 April 23 - I picked this up a day or two before coming down with a cold, which made concentrating a little harder and I probably could have done with reading this a full strength. I persevered though seeing as I’d already started and at times found it hard to picture what this world would look like. It was an interesting concept though and one I’ve not come across before, however I wasn’t particularly enamoured with the main character and found him difficult to relate to. It was a bit slow at times, and there were a couple of scenes I just found difficult to read about. It did pick up towards the end.

Journal Entry 11 by kingfan30 at Bus Stop in Swinstead, Lincolnshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Released 11 mos ago (4/12/2023 UTC) at Bus Stop in Swinstead, Lincolnshire United Kingdom

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Left at the bus stop for someone else to enjoy

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