hawkwind:high rise

[Tim]

I think they re-issue them every now & again,but most used bookstores
have at least some ballard stuff
tim
Stephe Lindas wrote:
 >
 > HI, Are these books still in print? Cheers STEPHE
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Doug Pearson" <jasret at MINDSPRING.COM>
 > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
 > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 7:25 PM
 > Subject: Re: hawkwind:high rise
 >
 >
 > > On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:24:13 -0400, Tim <ma-paharper at IOPENER.NET> wrote:
 > > >wow,don't know how i missed this when it first came out
 > > >in '75, but just finished reading jg ballard's `high rise'.
 > > >incredible book,obviously ties in to hawkwind song of the same
 > > >name. best ballard book i've ever read. find a copy if you haven't read
 > it,
 > > >found mine in a used bookstore. those of you who've read it-
 > > >what did you think??
 > >
 > > YUMMMMM ... ALSATIAN!! (smacks lips)  TASTES LIKE CHICKEN!!
 > >
 > > (note: American listmembers read "Alsatian" as "German Shepherd")
 > >
 > > Uh, seriously, yeah, that's a good one (I think I even picked up my copy
 > in
 > > a bookstore in the Cleveland suburbs immediately before or after one of
 > the
 > > Stange Daze fests), but I think that Ballard continues to improve as a
 > > writer as he refines his means of describing how human progress
 > continually
 > > turns on us and bites us in the ass.  My favorite is his most
 > > recent, 'Super Cannes', which explains the lengths certain people will go
 > > to combat the boredom and comfort in their lives.
 > >
 > > ... and in the Hawkwind connection department, the song title (and
 > > atmosphere of) "City Of Lagoons" was obviously inspired by Ballard's 'The
 > > Drowned World'.  Other Ballard-inspired songs worth noting include "The
 > > Atrocity Exhibition" (Joy Division) and "Concrete Island" (ST37 ... the
 > > book of which is supposed to form a semi-related trilogy with 'High Rise'
 > > and 'Crash').
 > >
 > >     -Doug
 > >      jasret at mindspring.com