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  <title>Dead Famous</title>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 02 00:12:38 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 03 09:43:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was completely fascinated by this book from the very first page. A murder committed in a &quot;Big Brother&quot;-type environment would have seemed impossible to achieve - and certainly very easy to solve - so how could it make for an interesting book? Yet Ben Elton manages to pull it off. I had great difficulties putting it down, and was completely taken aback by the ending... which, granted, wasn't all that likely, even if it was plausible.<br/><br/>The atmosphere of &quot;Big Brother&quot; was spot on (at least as seen in the Danish version), which is actually the sole reason for the one star taken off - I always felt kinda dirty or voyeuristic watching that show, and Ben Elton managed to achieve the exact same result from me reading... to which I guess I should say &quot;Well done!&quot;<br/><br/>Perfect for a quick summer read.... but now I feel like rereading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/359690.Guilt_by_Association_Danielle_Ross_Mystery_" title="Guilt by Association (Danielle Ross Mystery) by Gilbert Morris">Guilt by Association</a> by Gilbert Morris as &quot;Dead Famous&quot; reminded me of it. That's not a bad thing though ;)]]></body>
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