Comments on: Blind Faith by Ben Elton

By: Nick Gilbert

Nick Gilbert — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:33:09 +0000

I loved ‘Blind Faith!’ As with all the ‘Ben Elton’ novels, the backround and characters were wonderfully delineated and realistic. The story fitted the situation perfectly and was masterfully told!
As Almost Famous was a satire of Big Brother, and Chart Throb, a satire of Pop Idol, I expected a mere satire of Facebook – I was wrong! The book was not just about Facebook, but rather ‘society in general!’ There is now a simplified version of everything! Think about it: McDonald’s burger, that you ate for lunch, is a, gradual, evolution of ‘Mr. No-name Caveman’ taking a bite out of a cow’s arse!
However – on having given it much thought, subsequently, I do find it rather contradictory! The principal point of the book is: Evolution. And I do agree with that! I find it contradictory, because ‘email’ is an evolution of ‘snail mail!(post office)’ Most things, currently, in use, are evolutions of previous incarnations.

‘Everything’ needs to continually evolve, in order to remain ‘fresh!’

By: Jgit

Jgit — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:05:47 +0000

To be honest I only just started getting into this reading thing, but my mate just handed me this book one day and said it was worth a read, so I gave it a go. I was straight away hooked. I looked forward to my 1.5 hour train trip too and from work every day just so that I could get stuck into it.

Maybe its just because of my small amount of reading experience and not knowing what else it down there, but I found this book to be very enjoyable!
If anyone knows of any other books that may be fairly similar to this one, let me know because I think I’m hooked!

By: kit

kit — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:57:01 +0000

John,
Indeed that sounds so very 2007 almost… I have not read that book, but I am hoping that this upcoming election makes such a change in the US that nothing like what this book discusses will happen…. well, I can always HOPE.

By: John Conners

John Conners — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:31:46 +0000

In the UK I think you're right (it was only recently that some professor was castigated for supporting creationism) although I understand that's not so much the case in the US.

By: TB

TB — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:14:40 +0000

Sounds interesting, but at our societies current pace – wouldnt it be the reverse – science is considered the only truth and if you speak out against it you face being ridculed, attacked, tar/feathered etc?

By: John Conners

John Conners — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:22:20 +0000

Damn you Python!!!! [Shaking fist at sky]

By: Joel Python

Joel Python — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:21:26 +0000

Kippers! (just wanted to post a superficial one-line comment on this popular blog.)

By: John Conners

John Conners — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:06:58 +0000

I do find it ironic yes and all the way through the book I kept wondering what my motivation actually is to blog, use Facebook and such like and whether I’m in danger of turning into one of those terrible ‘emoting’ types like Tinkerbell. Hopefully not!

By: Ian Nelson

Ian Nelson — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:59:30 +0000

Hey John, don’t you find it ironic that we both loved this book, yet both spend so much time exposing our lives on the interweb?