Attention! Prepare to be blasted! (Blast from the Past - Ben Elton)

Member Name: kt_my

Product:	Blast from the Past - Ben Elton
Date:	25/11/03 (22 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to read, Happy(ish) ending, Not too deep

Disadvantages: Not one of his best, Slightly rambling at times, Not a huge amount of action

Beware of The Bug!! Polly is an innocent, working woman. All she wants is a peaceful night's sleep. But does she get that? Of course not! She is blasted from the past!

Through the typical Elton stylee of flashbacks, we slowly learn who poor Polly is being blasted by. Her childhood lover, who left her depressed and heartbroken for the rest of her life at only 17. He is a high up army official and she is a 17 year old girl campaigning for freedom and women's rights, her most hated enemy being, of course the army. Strange combination...certainly not a career booster for old Jack...hence why he left.

When fast asleep in her little flat, the reader is thrust into her interesting life, the downstairs milkman and all. Jack returns after 16 years with a nasty surprise which comes as a big shock, well it certainly did to me! But Polly gives it her best, who knows what you can do with chemical fertilizer and a bag....!

The Bug continues to bug throughout the book, eventually attempting to kill his rival (opps wrong person!). But although there are some deaths (I won't spoil it!) there is also a happy ending, which I was pleased about! I was starting to feel depressed when reaching the end at some awful hour of the morning (it's not an easy one to put down!).

Although entertaining this is certainly not one of the wittest, funniest or best written books by Elton, but good for a long train journey or just to kill a couple of hours. Don't let its largley political outlook put you off, I'm certainly not a buff in that department, but found it all quite enlightening, the contrasting opinions of the two main head-strong characters allows an enthralling plot to build up.....give it a go!

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