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| Original Title: | The Kindness of Women |
| ISBN: | 0156471140 (ISBN13: 9780156471145) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Empire of the Sun #2 |
J.G. Ballard
Paperback | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 3.77 | 1154 Users | 82 Reviews
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Ballard here writes a brilliant hybrid of autobiography and fiction. The sequel to The Empire of the Sun, this work puts his earlier account of a boy’s experiences in occupied Shanghai in the context of a lifetime. Ballard’s eye has never been more cinematic, and his writing, especially in the love scenes, is a masterful blend of the raw and the tender.
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| Title | : | The Kindness of Women (Empire of the Sun #2) |
| Author | : | J.G. Ballard |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | April 12th 1993 by Mariner Books (first published December 15th 1991) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 1154 Users | 82 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books The Kindness of Women (Empire of the Sun #2)
A reluctant three stars. Would give it two, as I was confused by the first part, charmed by the second, and truly bored for the last half, but it was partially redeemed by some amazing passages or entire chapters that totally drew me in, made me eager to read on however... most of it felt like a struggle. I know there were deeper themes and emotions the author wanted to convey, but I dont feel he did this with much skill. I wasnt sold. Instead, I started counting the number of times he overusedWhere does the fiction start and when does it stop? A fictionalized story of Ballard's life following Jim's release from the Internment Camp. Following the end of the War Jim sees other cling to the security of the camp (as the internees saw the role of the camp as protecting them from the hordes of hungry Chinese, and the Japanese as their protectors), himself preparing for mass murder as a Pilot of Nuclear Bombers, an Alcoholic Writer, struggling to be a sane parent to his three children. It
On my fourth read through I find that Ballard's work actually improves for me. This is one of those books that has managed to inform my own life in unexpected ways and is an illustration of the mystery that is literature. New areas of my life are illuminated. Old beliefs are polished with the nuance of experience. And again, I find myself in agreement with Ballard about the most glorious of gifts one can be given is the kindness of women. Ballard is one of my favorite writers. He often gets
This semi-autobiographical book contains one of the more bizarre and memorable seduction scenes I've come across. He's just met the woman, and he's standing in her kitchen. He asks her if she's married. She says she's divorced, but her ex-husband comes round every week to wash his clothes in her washing machine, and then they usually have sex."Do you have anything to wash?" she adds as an afterthought.He's only got a pocket handkerchief, but that turns out to be enough.
Ballard picks up in this book roughly where he left off in "The Empire of the Sun," although "The Kindness of Women" is more transparently autobiographical than the earlier work in which he took a few very significant novelistic freedoms. One powerful episode from Ballard's boyhood appears in both works and becomes an image of violence that will stalk Ballard throughout his post-Shanghai years: just at the end of the war, he encounters a group of Japanese soldiers at an otherwise deserted
Masterful storytelling, challenging our perceptions of convention.After reading a literary disaster (The WallCreeper by Nell Zink) I was over-the-top relieved to be introduced to a true storyteller in reading The Kindness of Women by J.G. Ballard. As I understand, this is the sequel to Empire of the Sun, which I did not read. I'd usually read the first one beforehand, but in this case, I was too eager to read Kindness to bother. This book is so rich. Ballard leaves nothing bare, painting and
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