false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170723892m/70255.jpg 70255 20 <div>J. G. Ballard&#8217;s fourth novel, which established his reputation as a writer of extraordinary talent and imaginative powers, tells the story of a physician specializing in the treatment of leprosy who is invited to a small outpost in the interior of Africa. Finding the roadways blocked, he takes to the river, and embarks on a frightening journey through a strange petrified forest whose area expands daily, affecting not only the physical environment but also its inhabitants.<br></div> 937339 1966 The Crystal World total:266|5:50|4:104|3:87|2:21|1:4| 266 973 422 17 4 1 false false Wed Nov 14 13:57:10 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 19 01:40:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 15:37:49 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 16:16:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 10:04:02 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 19:02:57 -0700 2009 The Crystal World made me feel uncomfortable, in ways both good and not so good. On the good side, the constant repetition of the same descriptions and words (jeweled, deliquescing, glittering, etc.) added to my understanding of the crystallization process by creating a kind of textual parallel: ima...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 04:32:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 16:30:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Thu Mar 20 21:45:02 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 10 22:41:02 -0800 2009 As I recall, we read this in my UW Sci-fi class. ]]> 2 1 true false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 18:02:09 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 18:47:07 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Mon Mar 30 20:17:27 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 15:34:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 11 22:56:57 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 10:52:02 -0700 2009
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Somewhere in the Heart of Darkness, in one of those African countries that attract expats fleeing their own lives, time itself is...stopping. The physical world is crystallising: beautiful, perfect, relentlessl...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 26 18:03:56 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 18:05:56 -0800 2009 1 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 15:32:57 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 15:33:21 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Sun Jan 20 15:54:55 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 16:02:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1973 Sat Dec 06 05:23:57 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 17 04:32:57 -0700 2009 The Kindness of Women, Ballard was inspired to write this book after experimenting with LSD. Possibly it's more fun if you take some yourself.
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