Martin's review
Millennium People by J.G. Ballard
Primary-school-teacher similes; ‘…she wore her insecurities like a collection of favourite costume jewellery.’
Meaningless and cheesy sentences; ‘Looking into her eyes, I sensed that I could see my whole future.’
No mystery in the characters, they are laid bare within two pages. All their curious traits, failures and successes are listed. This however lets the real reason for reading race on, namely the story. Which is gripping, amusing and thought provoking. A more complicated prose would slow the pace.
I guessed that Laura was herself the bomber this making Davids’ whole search meaningless and taking the middle class activists to the next level of terror; the suicide bomber. But I was wrong and felt that the build up fizzled out when the truth came out.
I also thought that the whole thing was a frame up for David, making him the scapegoat and someone the papers could blame; a lone mad-man so crazy he kills his ex-wife. But I was wrong again and have to a...more
Meaningless and cheesy sentences; ‘Looking into her eyes, I sensed that I could see my whole future.’
No mystery in the characters, they are laid bare within two pages. All their curious traits, failures and successes are listed. This however lets the real reason for reading race on, namely the story. Which is gripping, amusing and thought provoking. A more complicated prose would slow the pace.
I guessed that Laura was herself the bomber this making Davids’ whole search meaningless and taking the middle class activists to the next level of terror; the suicide bomber. But I was wrong and felt that the build up fizzled out when the truth came out.
I also thought that the whole thing was a frame up for David, making him the scapegoat and someone the papers could blame; a lone mad-man so crazy he kills his ex-wife. But I was wrong again and have to a...more
