JG Ballard

Hello, all! Been away from here awhile, so thought I'd pop in and say hi :-)

I've recently finished a book of short stories by JG Ballard, which I enjoyed enormously. I can't believe I've only just found him! Anyway, I want to read more of his stuff, so: any suggestions...? I already have The Crystal World yet to read, already been recommended The Drowned World, and High Rise sounds particularly interesting. Also,why not recommend good film adaptations, too?

Anyone...?

If you're looking for a LIST of his books, here you are.
There are some you have read already, just in case you ouldn't notice.

The Drowned World
The Wind from Nowhere
The Four-Dimensional Nightmare
The Terminal Beach
The Drought
The Crystal World
The Day of Forever
The Disaster Area
The Overloaded Man
The Atrocity Exhibition
Crash
Vermilion Sands
Concrete Island
High-Rise
Low-flying Aircraft: and Other Stories
The Unlimited Dream Company
The Venus Hunters
Hello America
Myths of the Near Future
Empire of the Sun
The Day of Creation
Running Wild
War Fever Collins
The Kindness of Women
The Voices of Time
Rushing to Paradise
A User's Guide to the Millennium: Essays and Reviews
Cocaine Nights
Super-Cannes
Complete Short Stories
Millennium People
Conversations (with V. Vale)
Complete Short Stories: Volume 2
Kingdom Come
Miracles of Life

((I removed the bibliography but you can find it at the site below))
I got those from
www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth11

I wasn't after a list, but, as it happens, there are some on there I didn't know about, so it has been of some use :-)

Primarily, though, I'm after recommendations from anyone who's read his stuff.

Oh, sorry then, didn't read your post quite well then.

No, it's OK :-) As I said, there are a few on that list I hadn't heard of, so that's all good!

The only one of his works I've read is Crash. It almost disturbed me as much as American Psycho but a memorable read.

I think there are at least two film versions of Crash, aren't there?

And, getting back to that list for a moment, is The Wind From Nowhere actually available? I do know that the author has since disowned that one.

I believe there is only one film adaptation of the Crash, made in 1996. The more recent Crash film is not based on the novel.

Aaah, seems I got my wires crossed on that one, then.

Yep, seems you really did.

Yes, thanks for that riveting insight...


Come on the rest of you, I need your help! Or, at least, want your opinions!

His books are mostly worth reading. I found Super Cannes and Millenium People particularly interesting. Also worth a look is Empire of the Sun which was his most mainstream work but revealed the sources of many of his subsequent obsessions. He gave many interesting interviews over the years as well which are often on the internet now.

I don't know much about films. The BBC did an adaptation of one of his stories entitled Home which wasn't bad. There's also the film of Empire of the Sun, rated by Ballard himself though I preferred the book.