"Excession" by Iain M. Banks

This book was convoluted and difficult to follow, so it was not my best introduction to Banks. I read him because Christine has raved about him for years and he recently died.

Nevertheless, it had enough interesting and novel perspectives to make me glad I read it. Imagine a world run by benevolent Minds who occupy spaceships, etc. Imagine how much more quickly they process information than humans. For the first time, I realized that God would definitely not have a problem keeping track of each and every life form on earth.