225 reviews for:

Concrete Island

J.G. Ballard

3.46 AVERAGE

zilver's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

drgnhrt968's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nikolai_k's review against another edition

3.0

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John Donne: No man is an island.
Concrete Crusoe: I am the island.

dankmatcha's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pompompurinworlds's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5

what did i just read. how bleak and dismal.

kraghen21's review

3.0

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Rating: 3.0

calaxem's review against another edition

2.0

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2.5

brynnnnn's review against another edition

3.5

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bit of a drag, if you like Ballard you'll enjoy this book enough. Not my favourite but a quick read and still decent.

whaletheywontthey's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

sklewi's review against another edition

1.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes