Holiday reading required

I'm off to Scotland for two weeks in (checks) 18days, 6hours (not that I'm
counting, oh no) and need some good reading material.

There's a twist though: given that I've already got everything of Banksie's
I now need something that's *like* his _Iain Banks_ books. I'm sorted for
scifi reading but I'd really like some good, Scottish, Banks-esq fiction.

Any recommendations? Ian Rankin maybe?

Jim
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Jim wrote:
>I'm off to Scotland for two weeks in (checks) 18days, 6hours (not that I'm
>counting, oh no) and need some good reading material.
>
>There's a twist though: given that I've already got everything of Banksie's
>I now need something that's *like* his _Iain Banks_ books. I'm sorted for
>scifi reading but I'd really like some good, Scottish, Banks-esq fiction.
>
>Any recommendations? Ian Rankin maybe?

Not really comparible, I'd say. Very different in style. One strong possibility
is Alistair Grey (Lanark, Poor Things and - borderline scifi maybe -
A History Maker - are the obvious recommendations). Lanark, in particular,
is vary Banksian: imagine The Bridge on a larger, more impressive scale
(though perhaps not so elegantly structured). Unlikely Stories, Mostly
is a good introduction to Grey.

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