Dead Famous

by Ben Elton | Humor |
ISBN: 0552999458 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Apechild of York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on 5/25/2008
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6 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Apechild from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, May 25, 2008
This is another one of those "why" books. I borrowed a copy off a friend years ago, read it... it was all right. And then a couple of years later I bought a second hand copy. Why? Ben Elton's the kind of writer you're only going to want to read once.

This one is a look at the whole reality tv madness in his usual style - comedy & mystery with a slightly patronising take on women. It's a pretty good story, and as I'm not a fan of Big Brother, I could put up with the mocking.

Journal Entry 2 by Apechild at The Lamb and Lion Inn OBCZ in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, October 22, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (10/27/2009 UTC) at The Lamb and Lion Inn OBCZ in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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Am going to take this to the York bookcrossers' meet up this coming Tuesday. I need to clear out a lot of books so I am going to end up taking a ridiculous number. This one kind of goes on a Halloween theme in that there is "dead" in the title.

Journal Entry 3 by Dorothyredboots from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Picked up at Meet - a candidate for the OBCZ.

Released 13 yrs ago (4/20/2010 UTC) at BBC Radio York Studios, Bootham in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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Releasing to the OBCZ

Journal Entry 5 by BBC-Radio-York from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Available on the OBCZ bookshelf in reception at BBC Radio York, Bootham Row, York. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

If this is your introduction to bookcrossing, welcome. Please make as few or as many comments about the book as you choose. The book is now yours to do with as you choose. Keep it, pass it on, but please leave the label, so it can keep in touch with us.

Journal Entry 6 by Flossie927 at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sadly the OBCZ at BBC Radio York is closing so I've removed this book to release somewhere else.

Journal Entry 7 by TheGreenMan at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 2, 2010
not picked up at the May 2010 meet.

Released 13 yrs ago (6/2/2010 UTC) at Ye Olde Starre Inne OBCZ Bookshelf in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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left on the shelf...

Journal Entry 9 by MoonDark at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, July 17, 2010
Oh heck, I am *such* a bad Bookcrosser- picked this up last month and forgot to journal it, just found it again when having a book clear-up. Sorry!

Anyway, I've read it and found it mildly amusing in places with some good observations on Big Brother culture. (This is where I confess I'm not an expert; I watched the first series when it was something new, but got heartily bored and irritated with it about halfway through the second series and haven't watched since.). However, there's something about the way Elton writes, he sounds like your parents attempting to be 'down with the kids' sometimes, and it just doesn't ring true to me. Yes, I applaud the concept of this book, but I'm not entirely sure about the execution.

Released 13 yrs ago (8/24/2010 UTC) at Monthly BookCrossing Meet Up in York in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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This one goes back into circulation at the August meet-up.

Journal Entry 11 by TheGreenMan at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, August 27, 2010
not picked up at the meet.

Released 13 yrs ago (8/24/2010 UTC) at Ye Olde Starre Inne OBCZ Bookshelf in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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left on the shelf...

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