Reviews

Concrete Island by J.G. Ballard

infinitespeculation's review against another edition

dark reflective

4.0

pellegrinic's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

hermestri's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

madbrad22's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Concrete Island is an interesting, post-modern spin on Robinson Crusoe, but was a bit too dry for my taste.

robfarren's review against another edition

1.0

The concept was promising, the execution lacking. You're not going to get more detail from me--I'm not the Sunday Times.

rubywr16's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

leowissler's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

3.25

discomfort's review

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

fronk's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rjbs's review against another edition

3.0

It was unusual. I get the impression that Ballard's books are often unusual in sort of the same way, but I couldn't say yet. It was also just the right length, which here means "pretty short." I liked it enough to recommend it and next up I'm going to read another of his short books, so: okay!