The Drowned World

J. G. Ballard
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The Drowned World

finminer
12/28/2019
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Part of Ballard's quartet of apocalyptic Earth stories, this 3rd volume is bleak. The world-building is imaginative and superb, the characters and story much less so. It's a little bit Heart of Darkness and a little bit Lord of the Flies. Not his best, but worth a read to see the world he created.