The Crystal World | 
pickThis feels a lot like an apocalyptic, surreal retelling of Heart of Darkness: futile human struggles in an ever-changing environment filled with dreamlike apparitions. For me, the first half introduces too many meaningless characters, whose descriptions often feel tedious. Fortunately the plot picks up speed later on and Ballard puts his crystal imagery to good use.
nosferatu Companion piece: Alex Garland‘s 2018 adaptation of Annihilation. The refracted sun light within the Shimmer, the crocodile/alligator attack, reduplication and mutation of organisms etc. – it‘s all there! 2y
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