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• zhochaka commented on "Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying" — Iain Banks, 1954-2013
  2013-06-18 22:00 BBC2 Iain Banks - Raw Spirit: A Review Show Special The acclaimed novelist talks to Kirsty Wark about his career, life and facing up to death. Contains some strong language. Also in HD....
• von.hitchofen commented on "Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying" — Iain Banks, 1954-2013
  Contains some strong language You bet it fucking does. Considering the interviewees situation I'm surprised there wasn't more! The full length version iPlayer was very touching, and very quotable "The narrator is an 18-year-old boy who's on one or two different spectra, possibly Asperger's being one of them. But in a sense, the main character's his dad, who's dying of cancer... And then 10,000 words from the end, as it turned out, I suddenly discovered that I had cancer. I've really got to stop doing my research too late. This is such a bad idea."...
• Gerald Fnord commented on "Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying" — Iain Banks, 1954-2013
  A lighter moment in dark days: in Simon Pegg's "Hot Fuzz", Bill Bailey plays a pair of twin desk sergeants who are distinguishable only by whether the man in question were reading Iain Banks or Iain M. Banks...and judging from a tweet the Google machine found when searching on "Bill Bailey" and "Iain Banks", is quite the fan....
• JReynolds commented on "Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying" — Iain Banks, 1954-2013
  I've been doing a Banks read / re-read since I heard the news. I just finished Espedair Street last night, and it was funny. Very highly recommended for those who haven't read it. Also, Scenes from a Multiverse has a Banks tribute....
• paws4thot commented on "Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying" — Iain Banks, 1954-2013
  PSA - I've just read "Raw Spirit", if you've not done so and would like a Banksie autobiography, you should get a copy....