Dan
Great world building, but a very average plot that doesn't stand up to tough interrogation. Not blown away but interested to read the next one
This was a reread to tie in with the new 25th anniversary edition. It's still marvellous, a wonderful evocation of early manhood and looking for one's place in the world, wrapped up in an eccentric family saga and murder mystery. It's Scottish to the core, but also completely universal.
No book has blown me away like this for a long time. A wonderful paean to books and SF. I'm seriously considering having a key line tattooed on my arm
My mum's favourite now mine. I don't know how to describe it because it is so amazingly good. Some of the English used is out of date now and some words people might not know as they are not used now.
Anne forever.