The First Casualty Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Intriguing mystery focussing round a whodunnit style investigation. Set in the backdrop of WWI, good for fans of war literature, war poetry and mystery crime. "

" This was very different to his usual books - not a satire, and disturbing descriptions of the reality of the first world war, with a detective mystery story which unfolded without being too predictable. "

" Big change from previous books but definitely recommend this one ! "

" An easy 'whodunit' read with interesting insights into the trenches of WW I. The blurb claims deep moral questions, but they're really loosely forced into the story and not integral to it. It's essentially a simple single-threaded plot with few characters, but still fun. "

" Great book and handy tool for the Raki drinking game "

" I like Ben Elton, but not all of his novels. This one is worth a few hours of anyone's time "

" I listened to this as an audio book. It was decent, held my attention. The narrator was Jack Davenport - based on his voice, the book would have received 5 stars, but since it isn't, I'll just give it the 3 stars the actual writing deserves. "

" My favourite of his books. It shows an incredible insight into what life was like during WWII and gives even more insight to Elton's amazing writing abilities. "

" I don't know why I read this. "

" Quite an interesting read about the First World War which I haven't read much about. Took an alternative view on the war and was about a man who didn't want to fight, but in the end, ended up in the front lines anyway. "

" props for giving ww1 some love other than that zzz "

" Not a typical humorous Ben Elton book but enjoyable all the same. Interesting characters and themes of morality. Thought provoking. "

" Surprisingly brilliant book by a chap I didn't percieve as a writer of brilliant fiction. Rubbish comedian, though! "

" Good Read - A good storyline and good characters help hold this story together. "

" WW1 background and brutal realism of the front line "

" You need to persevere with this book. it switches several tiems between the two heroes but does eventually come together. "

" My favourite of all Ben's stuff. Cracking good read. "

" tries hard but never quite works "

" I don't know why I read this "

" Set in the first world war, it is a slightly far fetched story but at the same time has some interesting observations/ideas. With so much carnage going on in the war does a murder have any significance? Its an easy almost light read but does leave you thinking of more meaningful things "

" Good Read - A good storyline and good characters help hold this story together. "

" It's been a while since I read this, but I recall it was a fun book with some fairly accurate historical details about the Great War. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It's written really well, however i was not entirely satisfied with the ending. I think *SPOILERS* Kingsley's infidelity annoyed me, cause he'd been literally the perfect character prior to this. "