Crash by J.G. Ballard

Crash

J.G. Ballard

224 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction speculative fiction challenging informative medium-paced
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In Ballard's hallucinatory novel, the car provides the hellish tableau in which Vaughan, a "TV scientist" turned "nightmare angel of the highways," experiments with erotic atrocities among auto crash victims, each more sinister than the last. Jame...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,765 reviews

Moods

dark 95%
challenging 65%
tense 42%
mysterious 19%
reflective 18%
adventurous 6%
sad 5%
emotional 3%
funny 3%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 27%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

No: 39% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 74% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.33

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