Chart-Throb by Ben Elton (audio-book)
6/10
Well, this is the first Ben Elton book that I've read. What a good bit of fun, that made me laugh in the car. It's all about a TV talent show like Britain's Got Talent (or whichever one has Simin Cowell on it). I don;t watch BGT or the X-factor, although I have peeped into them sometimes.
Ben Elton is ruthlessly cruel and cynical in his critique - he takes it to an extreme, but we have to ask ourselves about the extent to which the TV-watching audience get manipulated, and about the hopes and heartbreak going on in the background.
But all that sounds a bit smart-arse. It's a good comedy read. Full-stop.
6/10
Well, this is the first Ben Elton book that I've read. What a good bit of fun, that made me laugh in the car. It's all about a TV talent show like Britain's Got Talent (or whichever one has Simin Cowell on it). I don;t watch BGT or the X-factor, although I have peeped into them sometimes.
Ben Elton is ruthlessly cruel and cynical in his critique - he takes it to an extreme, but we have to ask ourselves about the extent to which the TV-watching audience get manipulated, and about the hopes and heartbreak going on in the background.
But all that sounds a bit smart-arse. It's a good comedy read. Full-stop.
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