Crash

*****WARNING THIS IS A GRAPHIC ADULT REVIEW NO KIDDIES PLEASE.***** ”I knew that Vaughan could never really die in a car-crash, but would in some way be re-born through those twisted radiator grilles and cascading windshield glass. I thought of the scarred white skin over his abdomen, the heavy pubic......more

Not a "novel" really—see it as an extended erotic poem instead. It’s one pretty cool experience, & fantastically odd; it’s a journey of infatuation into the erotic element inherent in all car crashes. Like a dada experiment with clashing ideas and absurd pop symbols, everything is sensuous, even hum......more

Before reading this book, I thought I was worldly, weary, and wise. I thought I had seen all the perversity and sex that modern novels could deliver. I thought I understood fetish. I understood nothing. This is a wild poem in novel format drawing out the most sexual visualizations. I could compare it......more

Celebrity culture, modern technology, and sexual fetishes have never collided (haha, sorry) like this: Ballard's wicked masterpiece shows a group of people who get off from being involved in car accidents, they dream of crashing into Elizabeth Taylor and having an orgasm while becoming road kill. Ap......more

Uh, I’m pretty sure it’s a metaphor. Just kidding. I never read reviews of a book I’m about to gobble or have just finished, lest they unduly influence my perception. Last night, however, I did make the mistake of looking at my friends’ reviews of this (you’re all good) and accidentally glanced at the......more