The Player of Games (Culture Series #2) by Iain M Banks - Book Chat

[@tteros5998]

I feel like Player of Games unintentionally pokes holes in what Ian M Banks genuinely considers to be a perfect Utopia - from his own words, in interviews. But Player of Games taps into the idea of boredom, listlissness and lack of direction. The main character (I forget his name) needs to go to a captialist/fascist/unequal society in order to get some excitement in his life. I'm maybe wrong, but it feels like it doesn't tell the message that Banks believes it does. Either way, it's a fantastic book.

[@nazimelmardi]

It’s the intent to explore the flaws of a possible utopia. ☝️Player of Games is one aspect how it fails, Use of Weapons is an other, all are.