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The Bridge
  

The Bridge (Hardcover)

de Iain Banks (Author)
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Orr, the otherwise unnamed protagonist of this Pynchonesque novel, is a successful Scottish engineer who's a bit fed up with life: his work doesn't really interest him anymore; years of doping and boozing have dulled him; his girlfriend has other lovers (he does too, but he would rather she was monogamous). Then one evening he crashes his classic Jaguar into a parked MG. The aftermath is coma and months of amnesiac trance, a condition that Orr apparently comes to prefer. The reader, however, only understands all this towards the end of the novel. Virtually the whole of the narrative consists of Orr's trauma-induced hallucinations. The bridge of the title is a fantastically ramifying construct in Orr's brain resembling an outer-space city in a science fiction movie. Banks's ( The Player of Games ) novel is satire, and its target turns out to be the British Isles' equivalent of American "yuppies." Deploying a wide range of stylistic devices, the narrative condemns fiercely an overly mechanistic society and its self-referential ethos.
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An amnesiac searching for his past finds his life dominated by the world of "the bridge," a gigantic structure whose ends have never been seen but which contains a lost library, a host of dreams and nightmares, and the key to another reality. From the expansive, macrocosmic scale of Consider Phlebas and The Player of Games , Banks turns inward to explore the complex, surreal microcosm of the human mind in a kaleidoscopic novel for sophisticated, literary readers of speculative fiction. Recommended.-- JC
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 One of the best, Mars 11 2002
This review is from: The Bridge (Paperback)
Banks himself has stated that this is possibly his favourite of all his creations. How can I argue with the great man?? I must confess that this is indeed one of my personal favourites of Banks.
Richly and superbly written it explores the mind of a car-crash victim whilst in a coma, his hopes and fears. This dances the fine line between being an Iain Banks (non-scifi) and being an Iain M. Banks (scifi).

One of the other reviewers, below, compares the theme to Irvine Welsh's Marabou Stork nightmares. However, The Bridge was written first (1992 - 1st edition in the UK, Welsh's - 1996). Just thought that it was worth pointing out.

Fans of Philip K. Dick will probably adore this, as I did. As with all Banks however, it will not be for everyone.

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2.0étoiles sur 5 Inventiveness is relative, Déc 27 2001
Par B. Scanlon (San Francisco, CA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Bridge (Paperback)
I'm an avid science fiction reader, which is how I came to read this non-science fictional book by Mr. Banks. Of course, since most of the action takes place in a highly unreal and allegorical world born of the mental difficulties experienced by the protagonist, it might easily be marketed as fantasy, if not science fiction.

If you aren't used to the SF field, you may find the inventiveness here quite astounding. If you are familiar with SF, however, you may be looking for more than just inventiveness, and it is here that I think this book, like many others written by Banks and marketed in the regular fiction area fails miserably.

I do in fact read non SF books, like those by Carver, Powers, and Pynchon, but the writing here does not measure up to these heavyweights, and as an SF book it is weak indeed. Check out my listmania list guide to books I =love= by this author.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Maybe not the best place to start., Sep 1 2001
Par "nwc18" (Toronto, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: The Bridge (Paperback)
This is one of Banks' less readable outings. The use of language is just too complex for The Bridge to be considered a page-turner, but it is a book well worth the work for Banks fans. That said, it is perhaps a bad place to start with this author (I would recomend Complicity or The Player of Games, both captivating, well writen books, and considerably easier reads). It involves a man in a dreamscape while lying in a coma (maybe). He has had an accident on a large road/rail bridge and now finds himself on an endless, self-sufficient bridge covered with cities and farmland. He has no memories of his past, but knows that he doesn't fit in. And then things start to get complex and sureal, with bloodthirsty barbarians, war criminals, missing libraries, and a few Banks in-jokes (this book was his third published, but he had already written five [I think] SF books that hadn't sold, a couple of them about the Culture, and that's the why of the knife-missile).

An earlier reviewer commented on this book's similarity to Marabou Stork Nightmares by Welsh. The comment that this book seems to draw on Welsh as an influence would be reasonable, except that The Bridge was written ten years before Marabou.

Happy reading.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Banks Builds a Bridge You Want to Travel On
In this strong novel, Banks blends scenes of emotion with an almost "Brazil"-like world... Read more
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I think that Iain Banks would have to admit that this was not among his stronger stories, the writing is still excellent, and his prose is amongst the best of his contemporaries,... Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 An intense compelling read.
Numerous tales intertwine here, each intriguing and pulling the reader onward. I felt like I was bobbing in a troubled sea, waves and currents increasing from many directions... Read more
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2.0étoiles sur 5 Mayday! Mayday!
Help! My love of Banks' Culture series forced me to read this book. Bad idea. Now I know more than I want to about Scottish hippies and their nightmares. Read more
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Dang it!
I loved Bank's Player of Games and liked The Wasp Factory. I was so excited about The Bridge, but now so disappointed. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 You can either like it or HATE it. I liked it.
This book has a surreal "dream" life in it. The characters in the different dreams are of different traits and personalities but eventually you find that they have been... Read more
Publié le Juil 15 2000 par puffinstuf

5.0étoiles sur 5 Wonderfully Surreal!
This was my introduction to Iain Banks and believe it or not I picked it up because I liked the cover. What greeted my inside, however, was much more brilliant. Read more
Publié le Avril 24 2000 par Chris MB

5.0étoiles sur 5 Mindblowing!
This is the first Iain Banks novel I have read and needless to say I'll be back for more.

Banks takes on a surreal rollercoaster ride through the human mind. Read more

Publié le Avril 19 2000 par Tom Shields

5.0étoiles sur 5 Mindblowing!
This is the first Iain Banks novel I have read and needless to say I'll be back for more.

Banks takes on a surreal rollercoaster ride through the human mind. Read more

Publié le Avril 19 2000 par Tom Shields

5.0étoiles sur 5 Haunting and Disturbing
The first Banks novels I had read were "Excession" and "Feersum Endjinn", both great stories, but neither prepared me for the emotional and disjointed affront... Read more
Publié le Fév 16 2000 par Dave Andrus

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