Blind Faith
06/10/08
By Ben Elton
Hmm.. data snatching, big brother etc. are really hot topics on my reading list these days, it seems ;o) This one continues the scary pictures painted in Deaver’s book – making the world an even worse place to live! Liked it, but didn’t love it…
Review from amazon.co.uk:
Imagine a world where everyone knows everything about everybody. Where ‘sharing’ is valued above all, and privacy is considered a dangerous perversion. Trafford wouldn’t call himself a rebel, but he’s daring to be different, to stand out from the crowd. In his own small ways, he wants to push against the system. But in this world, uniformity is everything. And even tiny defiances won’t go unnoticed. Ben Elton’s dark, savagely comic novel imagines a post-apocalyptic society where religious intolerance combines with a sex-obsessed, utterly egocentric culture. In this world, nakedness is modesty, independent thought subversive, and ignorance is wisdom. A chilling vision of what’s to come? Or something rather closer to home?
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My BookCrossing entry on Blind Faith