The Quarry, (Paperback)

from jpporter

This is a very good book about coming of age, friendship and loss. Kit is an 18-year-old boy who lives with his father (who has terminal cancer) in a house that sets next to a quarry. The father has only a short while to live, and the house is to be bought by the quarry company. The story takes p...

from jmkemp

Sadly The Quarry is the last book Iain Banks ever wrote, and it is certainly a very poignant read. You can imagine him going through the same turmoil as Guy, one of the main characters who is dying of cancer.It certainly isn't my most favourite book by Iain (M) Banks, but it works better than som...

from jerhogan

It doesn't flinch from Guy's (and Banks's own) terminal illness and Guy gets to rail against the unfairness of it all, and generally treat people badly (I'm sure Banks was too much of a gent to do the same). Having the main character have Aspberger's allows Banks to explain simple things which yo...

from pgmcc

The Quarry is about a gathering of former university housemates who come together for a long weekend in the house they shared while at college. The house is the family home of one of the group, Guy, who is dying of cancer and he has asked them to come together one last time while he is still aliv...

from Ma_Washigeri

Plus a half star for pulling off a decent first person narrative - which I love when it's done well. I missed the action that the author is so good at - even towards the end I was expecting an exciting turn of events to spiral away chaotically - but my expectations are my problem.