The Steep Approach to Garbadale

Maybe it's good that it's many years since I read [b:The Crow Road 12021 The Crow Road Iain Banks https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330063373s/12021.jpg 950451]; even with all this delay I did notice some similarities. Didn't bother me too much, and I did enjoy this meandering family saga of corporate politics and well-kept family secrets. Not Iain Banks' best work, but quite delightful anyway.

The closest that he came to writing another family saga ala The Crow Road, but it isn't quite as good. The whole thing jumping back and forth through the lead characters life and the reults of his actions works really well, but the ;payoff in the final chapter feels a bit rushed and was reasonably obvious throughout the book anyway. I was actually hoping it would push the envelope a little further than it actually did. Still really enjoyed it, for books like this alone Banks will be sorely missed, let alone of the other stuff, especially the SF.