false <![CDATA[Dead Famous]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165765386m/8826.jpg 8826 8 <div><div>One house, ten contestants, thirty cameras, and forty microphones. Everybody knows the rules&#8212;total strangers are forced to live together while the rest of the country watches them do it. However, on day 27, one of the housemates is killed on live TV. Who is the murderer? How did they manage to kill under the constant gaze of the television cameras? Why did they do it? And who will be next?</div></div> 923347 2001 Dead Famous total:587|5:5|4:14|3:16|2:5|1:3| 587 2062 726 65 5 1 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Sep 04 06:03:57 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 06:11:00 -0700 2007 You think: Big Brother? You're right. Here it's called "House Arrest", produced by "Peeping Tom Productions".

You know from the beginning that one of the inm...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 21:18:57 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 21:34:43 -0800 2009 Dead Famous. As a person who watches very little TV, I hadn't the faintest clue what Big Brother was when I read this book years ago, so I just found myself amused by the idea that so many obnoxious people could h...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 00:12:38 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 09:43:01 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jun 18 07:41:14 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 07:41:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 10:52:54 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 10:53:38 -0700 2008 Publisher: Black Swan; New Ed edition (1 Jul 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0552999458
ISBN-13: 978-0552999458

Amazon.co.uk Review
Ben Elton's Dead Famous brings together his talents in comedy and crime writing to produce a hilarious and deva...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 04 01:56:43 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 14:50:47 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:59:29 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 11:13:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 05:51:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 05:51:46 -0700 2009
While I've struggled to get into one or two of Ben Elton's other books [and stopped reading one after a few chapters:], this was had me gripped from the beginning: not only with great writing,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Aug 13 19:50:59 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 19:53:25 -0700 2007 Dead Famous is an admirable whack at the U.S.' as well. This is perhaps because they're so similar, especially in the ways that they annoy and the stereotypes they employ. Ben Elton grabs a handful of the more annoying stereotypes a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 00:11:44 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 07:49:10 -0800 2009
I also did not spot who "dunnit" which made it even more appealing as I was still trying to work it o...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 09:13:40 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 08:51:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 22:45:22 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 22:46:40 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 15:53:50 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 15:57:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 06:37:44 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 07:43:15 -0700 2009
Enjoyed the British wit/humor. Quite a different read, but enjoyable. Definitely a fun read for those of us who secretely enjoy Reality TV.

For me, it was between 2 and 3 stars. It was given a tough lot, ho...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 29 11:20:29 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 13:11:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 11:20:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Apr 03 03:39:04 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 03:43:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 01 14:29:54 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 14:30:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 13:36:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 13:37:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 17:05:47 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 17:06:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 08:15:41 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 08:23:25 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=8826