Inconceivable - Ben Elton

Inconceivable - Ben Elton: Inconcievably good! (1138 words)
by hugon - written on 11.02.01 (Very useful, 199 readings)
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Inconvievable is the book that the film Maybe Baby was based around. I read the book before I seen the film, and I’m glad I did it that way round – the book inspired me to go watch the film, but I doubt the inverse would be true. The film doesn’t create the same warmth in the characters and doesn’t develop them as well as people – put simply, I became a lot more attached to the characters in the book. The book is one of those ones that are written in a nice leisurely style, and it isn’t a pain to read. I bought it shortly after Christmas, when I was revising, which turned out to be a bad idea as I ended up reading the book ...

One for the beach please, librarian! (671 words)
by louiseypees - written on 05.06.08 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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To my great annoyance, I'm not much of a reader anymore. I work too much, go out too much, sleep too much and have a boyfriend to entertain - reading seems to take a bit of a back seat in amongst the rest of my life, especially as I haven't been commuting for the last two years (alas, all this is about to change!). In times of being a busy little bee like this, then, my main essentials in a book are a little different to normal: I look for something easy on the brain, and very "dip in and dip out"-able. This book, therefore, was perfect for my needs. I wouldn't, however, rate it as a literary masterpiece. It is a nice, predictable beach read rather ...

Inconceivable - Ben Elton: A touching tale. (563 words)
by Boonoiy - written on 26.10.01 (Very useful, 70 readings)
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Bden Elton's most recent book, Inconceivable is another of his deep and meaningful stories, written as a series of diary extracts from the two characters involved, it is a really interesting read and a format I'm not used to - a welcome change to the usual narrative of a novel. The Plot: --------- Sam and Lucy Bell, two successful people, they both have highly paid jobs (Sam at the BBC and Lucy at an actors agency) and could not be happier in their lives - Except - They want a baby. Lucy has read about a system of writing "Letters to oneself" in order to get in touch with the "inner self", create positive feelings and ...