Millennium People Audiobook

" So far I can say that this is the dirty story of a twisted and cynical middle class rebellion. I read this first quarter on the plane including on an internal flight in PNG. Prob best to avoid this. The man sitting next to me read it over my shoulder and excitedly pointed out the words porn and fucking in the text. I acted like it was no biggie and gave him the book for the rest of the flight mumbling something pathetic like "yes it's a bit rude but it's actually about social movements...!" "

" Ballard presents a prophetic and terrifying picture of societal breakdown. As you'd expect from the author, it is an enthralling read that is paced perfectly. "

" This book bored me and the characters seemed cliched and absurd, why I should care about their middle class troubles is beyond me, I'm not a big fan anyway, but I will persevere as he comes up in polls all the time. I have Empire of the Sun on the shelf and am hoping its going to be his best, unlike this one, but after that I shall read no more. "

" just dull which really surprised me. i must have picked the dud Ballard novel "

" I like Ballard, but this is not his best work. It's pretty shallow in terms of topic and plot, and while I understand what he was trying for it never quite gets there. He and Palahniuk should team up on a novel about the revolution of the middle class - now that I would love to read. "

" Eerie and unsettling novel given the events in London this week... "

" I really liked the theme of the middle class rising up in revolution as the new proletariat; revolting against being responsible, loyal consumers. "

" I had high hope for this book; however, it disappointed me. Ballard may have been clever enough to foresee "the middle class as the new proletariat," but his story line just didn't live up to his prognostication--or to his usual tale-telling ability. "

" Interesting, but not as compelling as many of his earlier works "

" This guy was incapable of writing a bad novel. "

" i have historically had a hard time with ballard's style, but this one is a must read. i wish people would follow in the footsteps of these "terrorists" and give up their mindless consumerism and cushy suburban lives... "

" Terrorism and middle class rebellion in London. One man's attempt to figure it out. "

" well i'm glad to be done with this book. i wanted to keep reading it, but it was mostly just a bunch of whining. i WANTED to agree with the arguments for a middle class revolution, and i totally do in theory. this book was just a bad, whiny, boring presentation of it. "

" Pales in comparison to "Empire of the Sun" and "Crash." In addition, the book's characters and premise are not believable and the ending is incongruous. "

" This book was okay, however it was a little to dry for my tastes. For this reason it took me a while to finish it. It's probably because I am not from the UK and couldn't not picture the places and the characters. "

" Unfortunately I didn't like anyone in this book and found it difficult to enjoy spending any time with them. "

" A weirdly compelling mess. I couldn't stop turning the pages even as it became increasingly clear that the book was lurching towards a simplistic and banal nihilism. An advanced reading copy was kindly provided by W. W. Norton as a GoodReads First Reads giveaway. "

" just dull which really surprised me. i must have picked the dud Ballard novel "

" Compelling premise but poorly executed. Choice of first-person POV was a mistake. "

" "This book bored me and the characters seemed absurd, why should I care about their middle class troubles?, I'm not a big fan anyway. I have Empire of the Sun on the shelf and am hoping its going to be his best, unlike this one, but after that Im reading no more." "