A rewarding read
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Although it's one of Ballard's more cryptic works this is a very rewarding read. This large format edition provides plenty of room for notes in the margins expanding on and explaining the text and sub-plots, rendering the whole thing much more easily understandable than the straight, un-annotated version.
The annotation provides a huge amount of detail about what was going on in the author's mind, pointing out cultural references and explaining other details. His additional notes about the history of the text and the actions of the censors in varoius countries and at various times are amusing and fascinating.
While Ballard's motives and opinions may seem odd to some people the story (or stories) remain very interesting. It is, in some ways, a more radical, less accessible version of Crash and bears more resemblance to Naked Lunch.
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A rewarding read
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Although it's one of Ballard's more cryptic works this is a very rewarding read. This large format edition provides plenty of room for notes in the margins expanding on and explaining the text and sub-plots, rendering the whole thing much more easily understandable than the straight, un-annotated version.
The annotation provides a huge amount of detail about what was going on in the author's mind, pointing out cultural references and explaining other details. His additional notes about the history of the text and the actions of the censors in varoius countries and at various times are amusing and fascinating.
While Ballard's motives and opinions may seem odd to some people the story (or stories) remain very interesting. It is, in some ways, a more radical, less accessible version of Crash and bears more resemblance to Naked Lunch.
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