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Hello America: A Novel
Hello America: A Novel | J. G. Ballard
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"This fable lifts a great freight of ideas effortlessly…The story of an expedition driven on by wishes of possession and power but guided internally by myths of America whose sources lie in the late 20th century." —Guardian Following the energy crisis of the late twentieth century, America has been abandoned. Now, a century later, a small group of European explorers returns to the now climatically mutated continent. But America is unrecognizable—the Bering Strait has been dammed and much of the country has become a desert, populated by isolated natives and the bizarre remnants of a disintegrated culture. The expedition sets off from Manhattan on a cross-country journey, through Holiday Inns and abandoned theme parks, to uncover a shocking new power in the heart of Las Vegas.
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EmoJoethereader
Hello America | J. G. Ballard
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I enjoyed the story. As you travel across America you follow a group that is unique funny and strange. The one thing I found was the writing style was different than I‘m used to, making it a harder read for me.

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SpaceCowboyBooks
Hello America: A Novel | J. G. Ballard
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I was unaware of this Ballard novel. So far it's great but very different from his usual voice. It's almost like he wrote this one in American English instead of his usual, very British style.

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Cassandra_L
Hello America: A Novel | J. G. Ballard
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Both absurd and prescient. I wonder what Mr. Ballard would make of today's attempt to "make America great again"? I think he'd be amused.