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His work always gave me the impression that he was too big to be mortal. I feel more than sad; I somehow feel like this can't be possible.
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Absolutely gutted by this. God loving drat it.
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Apr 3, 2013 13:19
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Holy cocking shitbags. That makes me so sad. .
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Apr 3, 2013 13:33
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Stupid bodies, stupid cancer. Horrible news.
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Apr 3, 2013 13:41
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This is some pretty awful news to wake up and find. Cancer is the worst.
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Apr 3, 2013 14:07
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This is really sad news, he's got an incredibly imaginative mind and he's a great author.
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Apr 3, 2013 14:09
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What a gut punch  I'm reading Garbadale right now, this is going to make for a poignant final 150 pages. I doubt I'll ever get round to reading everything he's written, but I like(d) knowing he was out there. I've met him once and he's an incredibly warm and engaging man. He spoke for free at a literary event at my university after a friend approached him through a webchat, and afterwards he took everybody out for pints in the pub. As others have said about, he's very happy to talk to fans, and I've seen him answer the same interview questions several times and be just as fresh and keen to talk on each occasion. He's a great humanist and his books are just wonderful. His reaction and public statement are pure class and 100% Banks. What a writer. This sucks so unbelievably hard.
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Apr 3, 2013 14:10
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What a loving terrible thing to come online to. Don't know what to feel, can't even reasonably say I'm wishing him the best. Ugh gently caress
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Apr 3, 2013 14:32
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I hate to ask this, but I was looking for something new to read and wondering where to start with Iain Banks? Also this news sucks no matter what.
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Apr 3, 2013 14:41
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bobkatt013 posted:I hate to ask this, but I was looking for something new to read and wondering where to start with Iain Banks? Also this news sucks no matter what. The Wasp Factory will unplug your mind and thoroughly weird you out (probably). The Crow Road is just brilliant, big rambling coming-of-age family saga full of clever plot lines, great sense of place, comedy, awesome characters, and some thriller-type sections. Espedair Street is also great, less complex than the other two I've read but a really warm and funny book. And has probably has the funniest dog-based comic episode in literature. gently caress, I feel sad typing this out
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Apr 3, 2013 14:53
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Well, poo poo.
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Apr 3, 2013 14:53
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Goddamn, this is some lovely news to wake up to...
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Apr 3, 2013 14:54
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Von Bek posted:The Wasp Factory will unplug your mind and thoroughly weird you out (probably). Thank you just ordered some books.
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Apr 3, 2013 14:58
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The well-wishers website mentioned in his statement: http://friends.banksophilia.com/
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Apr 3, 2013 15:09
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This Gentleman#s oeuvre has had a profound effect on many people. how crushing. we really need to get around to sorting out our little mortality problems.
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Apr 3, 2013 15:25
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Well this is loving poo poo. Iain was in email contact with me during a short research project toward the end of my degree. To be able to stand and say during our presentation that Iain Banks had input on our group project was really cool. And when I did those covers he said he liked em. He's a genuinely good and funny guy and its poo poo to hear that he is ill like this.
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Apr 3, 2013 15:29
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April fools is a week long event in Scotland, right? Month long? poo poo.
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Apr 3, 2013 15:35
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Gutted to hear this. One of my favourite authors
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Apr 3, 2013 15:36
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He just seems to do this - talk directly to fans and readers rather than going through an agent or publisher. I don't think I've ever met someone who's both a major literary powerhouse and a totally genuine and down-to-earth guy.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:01
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Ah crid wen ah heerd thi news, at leest hi lefd us his thots bcos his mynd wos a feersum endjinn indeed
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Apr 3, 2013 16:01
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poo poo news. He's one of the few living authors I like. Hope that he and his family get through the next few months okay.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:02
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God drat, this loving sucks.  What terrible news.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:14
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poo poo. loving cancer.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:20
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Oh meatbags.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:31
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Apr 3, 2013 16:33
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Fucks sake.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:36
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What sad news
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Apr 3, 2013 16:39
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I can't say how sad this makes me. I can't even think of a similar announcement that actually made me cry. This one certainly bloody did.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:49
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Just started to reread Look to Windward. So sad news .
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Apr 3, 2013 16:51
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Wolfechu posted:I can't say how sad this makes me. I can't even think of a similar announcement that actually made me cry. This one certainly bloody did. Me too.
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Apr 3, 2013 16:51
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This is awful. I saw him at a lecture/book signing for Stonemouth around this time last year, and I couldn't even have dreamed that he'd have only a couple more years left. He was so lively and articulate, and he answered my stupid question about how many words he wrote a day with good grace and humour. It seems like such a short time ago that I got into his books, too.
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Daktar posted:This is awful. I saw him at a lecture/book signing for Stonemouth around this time last year, and I couldn't even have dreamed that he'd have only a couple more years left. He was so lively and articulate, and he answered my stupid question about how many words he wrote a day with good grace and humour. It seems like such a short time ago that I got into his books, too. Out of curiosity, how did he answer that?
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Apr 3, 2013 17:15
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Apr 3, 2013 17:21
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Never posted in this topic before but i've read a bit, and i'm loving destroyed right now. Such a good Author, and good man lost. Holy poo poo.
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Apr 3, 2013 17:32
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gently caress A friend just told me this news, such a shock to hear.
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Apr 3, 2013 17:41
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This is the worst. Why do the good die young
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Apr 3, 2013 17:47
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Wolfechu posted:Out of curiosity, how did he answer that? He said that he usually did 4000 a day, up to 10000 if he was writing a particularly long action scene or piece of dialogue. I'm pleased with myself if I can write a thousand in a day.
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Apr 3, 2013 17:51
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Apr 3, 2013 17:58
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Absolutely gutted, my favourite author. Met him when he was doing a reading of his book, steep approach to garbadale at waterstones, manchester. He came across as a really intelligent, humorous bloke but approachable all the same. Can't believe we wont be getting any more books from him, they have been a staple of my adult life.
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Super lovely for everyone. The release of a Culture Book has always been an event for me. Who'd have thought H Sonata would turn into foreshadowing. gently caress. Pratchett and now this.
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