Blind Faith Audiobook (Unabridged)

" As others have said, '1984' for Gen Y. I liked it, although it was a bit heavy-handed with the "evol;ution is the only thing worth having faith in" message, and the end was somewhat thrown away. "

" A bit of a strange book - made me think about our throwaway society and found elements of it quite upsetting. "

" '1984' for an internet generation. A bit too jaded and cynical for my taste, though Elton is a master world-builder. Not overly fond of being smacked over the head with repeated 'atheism is the only true reasonable way!' message, nor did I think the jab at the One campaign all that witty. Lost pace towards the end. "

" As a stand up comedian i have never rated Ben Elton so wasnt interested in reading any of his books, this one was recommended to me so i thought i would give it a try and was happily suprised by how funny i found this. This book is the state of things to come when all we want is our 15 minutes of fame and believe everything we see on a TV screen "

" Yuck. I don't know. Too science-fictiony for me? Too possible? Ick. "

" In this book, Ben Elton looks at the way the world now deals with instant messaging and social networking and takes it to its extreme. Very funny but at the same time disturbing, as it isn't so hard to believe that the world really could turn out this way. "

" Not one of Eltons best and to be honest, struggled to keep reading. "

" Web 2.0 version of 1984, with a world of constant emoting, sharing and total lack of privacy. Pretty nightmarish, actually. Good. "

" A modern take on Orwell's "1984". Nice concept but not a huge fan of Ben Elton's writing style, I think he lacks a bit of finesse. "

" Easily one of the best books I have ever read. Got through it in one sitting because I could not put it down. "

" A great book that is so very easy to read but makes you think about important questions such as faith, religion and evolution. A must read for anyone who enjoys fiction that makes you ponder your place in the world. "

" a more modern take on 1984, the comparisons between the two are obvious, but while orwell's is more in depth and compelling, elton's take on the subject is still quite witty and disturbing in its own right. is this the not-to-distant future? i sure hope not... :) "

" Ugh, I was not a fan of this book at all. Interesting topic, but trying to get past characters with names like Princess Lovebud was aggravating. The author felt slightly out of touch with what a world with no privacy would really be like. "

" It's wonderful the way Ben Elton subverts popular culture, revealing scary dimensions to our society, although this vision is one of the less realistic ones. Still an excellent book. "

" The content was strange - somehow it did not seem to be a very false perception of the next 50-100 years or so. Really stuck home in some places, others were exaggerated, however, still made me feel uneasy. haven't read 1984 but found this book very interesting and unique in its own way. "

" I read most of this when I was off work ill. I like Ben's way with words. As ever, some of it was uncomfortable to read because of his observations about human life. I'm so glad the God of my faith and my Christian friends aren't like the ones portrayed in the book! "

" First and foremost, I definitely recommend this book to everyone. It's relevant, I couldn't put it down, and it made me think. "

" One of the first dystopian fiction I've read and really like. A world that's totally unimaginable yet seemingly real. He has kinda perfected his prose. Great work, this one! "

" Never before had a book left me with such a sense of "what the hell just happened". Not my favourite venture from Elton, but as always it was interesting and thought provoking. "

" Ben Elton can do no wrong. This is one of his best. Everytime I find myself obsessively checking fb I think of this book :-) "

" Ugh, I was not a fan of this book at all. Interesting topic, but trying to get past characters with names like Princess Lovebud was aggravating. The author felt slightly out of touch with what a world with no privacy would really be like. "

" A funny modern take on 1984. I loved the funny names for the children - like Caitlin Happymeal and Gucci Kitkat- disturbingly true to life (Jordan's children?!) "

" I didn't like it from the beginning, totally refers to the much better 1984... if you can choose, read George Orwell... "

" Made me laugh out loud. Clever. "