A review by vikingwolf
Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard

Did not finish book.

I should have known to stay away from the book as I totally hated the film and its annoying boy hero-and yes the book is just the same and the boy is just as annoying. For a child his age he seems totally cut off from reality, very immature for his age and is always bugging everyone he meets so that they are ready to throttle him. We are following Jim as the Japanese declare war on Britain and America, leaving ex-pats across China in confusion and fear as they are rounded up and put into prison camps. But the story did little to distract me from getting more and more irritated with Jim and his antics so I happily moved on to another read.