1001 books to read before you die, 1001 books you must read before you die, 1970s, 20th century, 20th century british literature, alt fic, american lit, auth: j. g. ballard, ballard, books into movies, british literature, cars, celebrities, contemporary, contemporary fiction, crime, cultural criticism, england, erotica, experimental, fetish, fiction, for school, horror, j. g. ballard, j.g. ballard, j.g.ballard, lit, london, made into a film, modern british literature class, movie only, novel, novel-to-film, pomo, postmodern, postmodern fiction, publ: 1973, queer, quick read, read, read before you die, read in the 90s, richey edwards, satire, science fiction, sci-fi, sexuality, sf, sf novel, social commentary, technology, thriller, transgressive