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It sounds like you are very familiar with Ballard's work. Based on your reading, how does this Report on an Unidentified Space Station compare in style and them
by logicallee 4y ago
It sounds like you are very familiar with Ballard's work. Based on your reading, how does this Report on an Unidentified Space Station compare in style and theme to his other works?
- atombender 4y agoIt's not typical at all, at least not in terms of presentation. Aside from a handful of experimental ones, his stories are usually conventional narratives. One thread running through most of his work is a preoccupation with physical spaces and architecture, inhabited by alienated characters with some repressed, dark psychological traits (obsessiveness, violence, narcissism) that's held in check by modern society. He keeps going back to the theme of men (they're almost always men) regressing to a "natural" violent state. His later books are a little tiring because of this; too many books about rich people using violence as a means of psychological release. His most interesting stories (like this one) explore themes outside of these core obsessions.
- logicallee 4y agoI see. I've emailed you a followup question in case you're interested. EDIT: Thanks for the answer!