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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Strong words, powerful imagery, can´t beat this book for the catastrophic epitome of high modernism with a media twist.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This book is one of those that is, I think a "must read" for whenever I want to wake myself up out of my preconceptions and remember that every object was originally alien to me.”
Steven Z wrote this review Tuesday, September 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Challenging book. I bit difficult to plough through in one stretch.”
Kristopher S wrote this review Monday, April 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ballard is the greatest living British novelist, but most of his work can be read in a conventional, linear way. Not this book, however - The Atrocity Exhibition is the most extreme example of avant-garde experimentation ever published in the U.K. Ballard himself advises the reader not to attempt a straightforward, front-to-back reading, but rather open the book anywhere and let your reading 'ripple' outwards. The Atrocity Exhibition is Ballard, and the late twentieth century, condensed - here you find the pornography of technology, the cold voyeurism of celebrity, the occult force of architecture, the poetry of surgical procedure. ”
Simon m wrote this review Saturday, December 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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