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Banks had very "fast cars, chicks, and drugs" tastes - a "bro" if you will - and much of his work is basically James Bond stories. I'm not sure the fans are sur
by yew 2y ago
Banks had very "fast cars, chicks, and drugs" tastes - a "bro" if you will - and much of his work is basically James Bond stories. I'm not sure the fans are surprising.
- mrlonglong 2y agoDid he really? That's not what I heard.
- yew 2y agoHe collected the cars and wrote about the (non-fictional) drugs. He wasn't an exhibitionist, as far as I know, so you'll have to infer what you like about the middle one from his writing. Some related reading: https://www.theguardian.com/books/1997/may/20/fiction.sciencefictionfantasyandhorror https://www.theguardian.com/books/1997/may/20/fiction.scienc... https://www.scotsman.com/news/interview-iain-banks-a-merger-of-two-banks-2460282 https://www.scotsman.com/news/interview-iain-banks-a-merger-... https://www.vice.com/en/article/iain-banks-274-v16n12/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/iain-banks-274-v16n12/