Date: 29 November 2007
Venue: The Green Man, Thriplow
Book Score: 14
-
Archives
- April 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- August 2023
- May 2023
- February 2023
- October 2022
- July 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- February 2022
- October 2021
- September 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- April 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- July 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- November 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- November 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- November 2017
- August 2017
- June 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- September 2015
- June 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- June 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- September 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- October 2010
- September 2010
- July 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- December 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- March 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- September 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- January 2008
- November 2007
- September 2007
- July 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
-
Meta
Like Vonnegut, Ballard’s wartime experience gave him a cynical view of humanity and influenced his preferred genre and writing style. This story about the breakdown of law and order in a plush apartment block is reminiscent of Lord of the Flies as it shows that even the most educated, civilised people (like us) can slide into barbarism under certain conditions.