High-Rise by J G Ballard - July 2020 Book Group discussion thread
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Aug 2020
6:54pm, 8 Aug 2020
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westmoors
Finished this last night. Was not wowed at all by it. Kept asking would these people really behave this way? Characterisation was a bit thin. Gave it 5/10. Now to read what the rest of you thought. |
Aug 2020
9:24pm, 8 Aug 2020
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Columba
Very much the same, I think you'll find, Westmoors.
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Aug 2020
10:24pm, 8 Aug 2020
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McGoohan
Intriguingly there are now three 10 out of 10 votes
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Aug 2020
10:33pm, 8 Aug 2020
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Mouseytongue
*coughs*
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Sep 2020
11:32am, 27 Sep 2020
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Peregrinator
independent.co.uk “Basically, I’m JG Ballard sex-pop,” Murphy says, referring to the post-apocalyptic novelist who has inspired many a pop artist, among them Gary Numan and Madonna. “When things are difficult, that’s where I’ve always gone.” Well, one aspect of J G Ballard that I'd not considered... |
Sep 2020
12:41pm, 27 Sep 2020
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Diogenes
To my ears, this song is quintessentially Ballardian |
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