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Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Popcorn - Ben Elton
Date:	29/04/09 (84 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Funny

Disadvantages: None really

Ben Elton books are nice and easy to read and I do find them very funny but I also can recognise that a bit like the foodstuff that provides the title of this book, once you have consumed it you are left wanting something more filling a short while later.

Elton generally satires something in his books and in this one it is Hollywood and the instant fame thing that are in his cross hairs. Bruce Dalamitri should be on cloud nine, it is Oscar night and he is a sure bet for an award, plus in his acceptance speech he had planned a tirade against those who blame his films for an increase in violence however things are not going to plan as he is being held hostage by his biggest fan and his world is about to change for ever.

It is not hard to see where Elton gets his inspiration for his characters in this book and he makes little effort to hide this fact making it easy for the reader to identify with them.

A lot of the story is told through flashbacks and this story telling style works well and this book has awell constructed story to it and is also bitingly funny at times with some wonderful satire.

I would say that this is one of his better books, packed with odious characters and an easy read as well.

Summary: Satire on the media