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Canal Dreams
Canal Dreams | Iain Banks
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Hisako Onoda, world famous cellist, refuses to fly. And so she travels to Europe as a passenger on a tanker bound through the Panama Canal. But Panama is a country whose politics are as volatile as the local freedom fighters. When Hisako's ship is captured, it is not long before the atmosphere is as flammable as an oxy-acetylene torch, and the tension as sharp as the spike on her cello... CANAL DREAMS is a novel of deceptive simplicity and dark, original power: stark psychological insights mesh with vividly realised scenarios in an ominous projection of global realpolitik. The result is yet another major landmark in the quite remarkable career of an outstanding modern novelist.
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Helen19
Canal Dreams | Iain Banks
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Mehso-so

This was the only book on my shelf with a #MusicalInstrumentOnCover so had to be my choice for #booked2021 I wasn‘t too keen as I‘d tried to start it a few years back and given up but it was better than I expected. Found myself skimming over the descriptions of shipping stuff but liked the bits in between. Still not as enjoyable for me as others I‘ve read by him.

Cinfhen Glad you were able to use a book from your shelf ☘️too bad it wasn‘t a solid pick 3y
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Kitta
Canal Dreams | Iain Banks
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I love Ian Banks, he has such a unique style and writes about really unusual subjects. This is one of my favourites. It reads like a weird lucid dream and is full of amazing language, psychology, music, and violence and is set in the Panama Canal. Worth checking out if you're a fan of his work or if you fancy something a little different.

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