It's been a few years, my reaction may be different now...
Also, after thinking a bit more about it, the issue may not have been with the writing, but with the narrator. That can happen sometimes with books I listen to rather than read.
Looking back in my library I went through House of Suns and the first four revalation space novels back in 2012. And the same narrator did some other books I had issues with, a couple from Ken Follett and a couple more from Peter F. Hamilton (who along with Reynolds and the late Iain Banks formed the holy trinity of UK space opera...)
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