Crash
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Crash

by J. G. Ballard

1973•Drama•223 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalsexthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosioncomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA dark novel that is serious, original and small-scale. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

The definitive cult, post-modern novel – a shocking blend of violence, transgression and eroticism. When our narrator smashes his car into another and watches a man die in front of him, his sense of sexual possibilities in the world around him becomes detached. As he begins an affair with the dead man's wife, he finds himself drawn with increasing intensity to the mangled impacts of car crashes.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalSexThrillerTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosionComplex relationship

Subjects

Crimes againstMale friendshipMale friendship in fictionObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorder in fictionTraffic accident victimsTraffic accident victims in fictionTraffic accidents

Details

Author
J. G. Ballard
Published
1973
Pages
223
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