Concrete Island by J.G. Ballard

Concrete Island

J.G. Ballard with Neil Gaiman

176 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction contemporary speculative fiction thriller dark medium-paced
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Concrete Island pays twisted homage to Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman.On a day in April, just after three o'clock in the afternoon, Robert Maitland's car crashes over the concrete parapet of a high-sp...

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Community Reviews

3.45
based on 1,003 reviews

Moods

dark: 70%

reflective: 43%

tense: 36%

challenging: 32%

mysterious: 31%

adventurous: 21%

sad: 21%

emotional: 11%

funny: 2%

hopeful: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

19% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

79% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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