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Dec. 4, 2009 - Read "The Overloaded Man" last night. A prescient story about a man who can no longer face the demands of society and starts deconstructing and "turning off"...more...]]> 6415701 0393072622 9780393072624 7 5 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255720805m/6415701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6415701-the-complete-stories-of-j-g-ballard 0 1 false Wed Apr 22 11:22:37 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 20:50:51 -0700 2009 most unusual relationship with a singing flower. Makes a quick exit.



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INTRODUCTION
By Martin Amis

This man needs no introduction.

- Ma...more...]]> 6415701 0393072622 9780393072624 7 5 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255720805m/6415701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6415701-the-complete-stories-of-j-g-ballard 4 0 false Wed Dec 02 16:56:53 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 17:09:07 -0800 2009 The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard remind us of the power of the well-crafted short story. The tales' chronological ordering offers a valuable glimpse into the author's evolution of thought and style, and the range of the work might surprise American readers (the collection was ...more...]]> 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 5 1 false Tue Sep 11 09:40:17 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 09:41:09 -0700 2007 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 4 3 false Wed Oct 31 15:24:21 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 14 16:18:42 -0700 2009
1) 1956-64 - At first he was writing actual science fiction, really cranking it out. There are some beautiful ones in this early part, probably my favourites - "The Sound Sweep", "The Concentration City", "...more...]]> 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Fri Nov 27 09:59:16 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 10:02:01 -0800 2009 862088 0007242298 9780007242290 10 2 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178988872m/862088.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/862088.The_Complete_Short_Stories_Volume_1 3 0 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 30 15:29:19 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 15:00:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 5 0 false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 09:12:38 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 09:13:12 -0700 2009 862088 0007242298 9780007242290 10 2 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178988872m/862088.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/862088.The_Complete_Short_Stories_Volume_1 5 0 false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 11 10:54:05 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 13:18:36 -0800 2008 Alfred Hitchcock Present's-type crime story mixed in) or fantasy has to read this. No excuses.

Amazing stuff, visionary, compelling, clear, personal. Some of the earliest material is a little ...more...]]> 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 5 0 false Tue Jul 14 23:50:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 23:51:23 -0700 2009 6415701 0393072622 9780393072624 7 5 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255720805m/6415701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6415701-the-complete-stories-of-j-g-ballard 0 0 false Wed Aug 05 20:03:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 19:01:38 -0700 2009

Why don't I make time for books such as this?]]> 6415701 0393072622 9780393072624 7 5 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255720805m/6415701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6415701-the-complete-stories-of-j-g-ballard 5 0 false Thu Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 18 13:52:57 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 03 15:24:13 -0800 2009
I haven't read every story in the collection, but I'm amazed by the ones that I have. There is nothing else like J.G. Ballard in fiction. ...more...]]> 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Tue Oct 21 08:23:41 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 06:55:12 -0800 2008 1222869 0007124058 9780007124053 1 1 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182012478m/1222869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1222869.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Tue Jan 27 04:36:17 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 27 14:59:00 -0700 2009 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Sun Dec 20 09:39:37 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 09:39:37 -0800 2009 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Sun Dec 20 07:51:50 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 07:51:50 -0800 2009 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Sun Dec 20 06:42:47 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 06:42:47 -0800 2009 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Thu Dec 17 09:52:55 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 09:52:55 -0800 2009 6415701 0393072622 9780393072624 7 5 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255720805m/6415701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6415701-the-complete-stories-of-j-g-ballard 0 0 false Thu Dec 17 08:44:58 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 08:44:58 -0800 2009 749720 0007138121 9780007138128 60 6 4.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178014424m/749720.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/749720.The_Complete_Short_Stories 0 0 false Thu Dec 17 07:39:06 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 07:40:17 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=862088