‘Within the concealing walls of an elegant forty-storey tower block, the affluent tenants are hell-bent on an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on ‘enemy’ floors and the once-luxurious amenities become an arena for riots and technological mayhem.’ . I’ve been a big fan of Ballard’s work ever since I read The Atrocity Exhibition. For those who’re unaware of his surrealist new wave style, Ballard has a knack of twisting the normal everyday into a perverse introspective light, shining directly on society. The subjects of Ballard's stories - time and space, the mass media's control on human lives, individuals discovering conspiracies by corporations or governments - are characteristic of his work as a whole. . High-Rise looks at the war between British classes, something that’s been prevalent for many decades with the working class often feeling put down or ignored by higher-class politicians and aristocracy. . This is the fourth Ballard book I’ve read, the others being; Crash, The Atrocity Exhibition, and Cocaine Nights. You can find reviews for each of these on my website (link in the bio). . . . #JGBallard #HighRise #Crash #CocaineNights #TheAtrocityExhibition #British #Fiction #bookstagram #books #bookaddict #booklovers #booksbooksbooks #capitalistrealism #climatefiction #paperbacksfromhell #britishfilm #jamesspader #existentialism #postmodern #beautifulbooks #brutalism #igbooks #currentlyreading #architecture #bookstagram #books (at Liverpool UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNk94yALAQX/?igshid=scwdecntufqf
