Dead Famous - Dead Good! (Ben Elton in general)

Member Name: melliemel

Product:	Ben Elton in general
Date:	11/11/02 (27 review reads)
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Advantages: A top read, Funny, Interestingly insightful

Disadvantages: Not for those who hate Big Brother!

I?ve just finished reading Dead Famous. Funnily enough this is the first book I have read written by Ben Elton although I know other people have recommended reading others such as Popcorn.

The book is bears an uncanny resemblance to the first Big Brother and I could compare some of the characters with those contestants such as Craig and Nicola. But, this is Big Brother with a deadly twist ? a murder! I?m not giving anything away by telling you this, as the murder has already happened before the book starts but not until a good half way through do you find out who it is and everyone seems to have a motive.

The story follows the inmates in ?House Arrest; behind the scenes of the television world and the local detective team investigating the murder. Quite scarily after reading this book, if I had any inclination to apply for the next Big Brother I certainly do not now!

Elton even adds his own spots of humour and although I?m usually a crime novel reader, this was a light and refreshing change even though it was about murder.
Throughout the story the evidence gathers and suspects change so you?re never quite sure ?who dunnit?, everyone has a motive ? but just how far will they go to win the game?

Some surprising twists and turns that kept even me guessing (and I guessed the end of Sixth Sense and The Others)! If you like crime or want to get in the heads of Big-Brother-like contestants; and can bear quite a lot of swearing for an excellent read then?. READ THIS!

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