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Any other J.G. Ballard fans?

>> No.3984810

present

>> No.3984843

>>3984775
I take it you like... Crash?

Best thing I've read by him was either The Drowned Giant or a part of Atrocity Exhibition. I should get round to reading the rest of that.

>> No.3984848 [DELETED] 

>>3984843
...also pink steering wheel cover is Best Cover. Then I'd go for the second one for its pulpness.

>> No.3984850

>>3984843
...also pink gearstick cover is Best Cover. Then I'd go for the second one for its pulpness.

>> No.3984911

I have his complete short story collection. About 4000 or 5000 pages of great sci-fi. I haven't read any of his novels, though. What would you recommend OP?

The short stories are like superior versions of old twilight zone episodes. They're very entertaining and addictive.

>> No.3984924

>>3984843
...oh, except I forgot Empire of the Sun. That should probably be up there with the best, though it's obviously very different.

>> No.3984930

>>3984911
Not OP, but High Rise is fun/horrible. Everyone living in a tower block starts going crazy.

>> No.3984964

>>3984930

A couple of the short stories were similar. I loved them.

This one engineering student wants to make an airplane, but he can't because the skyscrapers completely block out the sky and as far as he or anyone else knows the city envelopes the entire planet. People think he is insane because nobody knows what an airplane is or even what flight is.