Transition
- 289
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Transition” is an ambitious, puzzling Iain Banks novel that blends his literary fiction with his science fiction. It moves between several narrators and storylines, and readers agree it is easy to lose track of what is going on. That confusion does not stop some from racing through it, even if they flinch at its gratuitous sex and violence; others are put off by a meandering first half.
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About the book
Transition is a novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, first published in 2009. The American edition was published under the name "Iain M. Banks", which is the name Banks used for his science fiction work.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 86 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 86 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Transition?
It has 289 pages — shorter than 81% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
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