tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211807280998155433.post5980984954563729075..comments2015-11-08T10:14:46.727-08:00Comments on Emma's book reviews: Dead Famous by Ben EltonEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02282257363369675793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211807280998155433.post-9085216900553085862011-01-17T14:29:45.707-08:002011-01-17T14:29:45.707-08:00Hi Kirsti. I haven't read any of his recent on...Hi Kirsti. I haven't read any of his recent ones. I did hear a lot of bad things about his most recent one, Meltdown.<br /><br />I've read 2 others of his: Silly Cow (1993), which is a play, and Gridlock (1991). They were both really good.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282257363369675793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211807280998155433.post-86946328161300786312011-01-17T01:08:59.501-08:002011-01-17T01:08:59.501-08:00This is the only other book you've reviewed th...This is the only other book you've reviewed that I've read, hence my comment!<br /><br />I thought it was interesting how much the producers in this story manipulated the outcome. Then again, I've never thought too much about reality TV...<br /><br />"Dead Famous" is one of Elton's better ones - I find that these days, he's chucking the books out quickly in order to be "relevent" and I think his work is suffering for it. His book satirising Facebook/MySpace is particularly bad - it's a terrible rip off of 1984, to the point where he tries to cleverly reference it but it just points out how bad his plagarism is.Kirstihttp://rainymondaymorning.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com