Blind Faith by Ben Elton (ISBN:9780552773904)

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		Blind Faith
	
			Ben Elton		
	
As Trafford Sewell struggles to work through the usual crowds of commuters, he is confronted by the intimidating figure of his Parish Confessor. Why...more
 As Trafford Sewell struggles to work through the usual crowds of commuters, he is confronted by the intimidating figure of his Parish Confessor. Why has Trafford not been streaming his every moment of sexual intimacy onto the community website like everybody else? Does he think he's different or special in some way? Better than his fellow man and woman? Does he have something to hide?Imagine a world where everyone knows everything about everybody. Where what a person 'feels' and 'truly believes' is protected under the law, while what is rational, even provable is condemned as heresy. A world where to question ignorance and intolerance is to commit a Crime against Faith. Ben Elton's dark, savagely comic novel imagines a post-apocalyptic society where religious intolerance combines with a confessional sex obsessed, self-centric culture to create a world where nakedness is modesty, ignorance is wisdom and privacy is a dangerous perversion. A chilling vision of what's to come? Or something rather closer to what we call reality?   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Not up to Elton's highest standards, but a solid novel of a future distopia . Elton clearly and unapologetically homages 1984 but choses as his main satirical targets are features of 21st century British culture, some of which have felt the barb of his wit previously - including the celebrity culture, personal freedom and the value of literature, whilst adding a new and risque angle against...more
 Not up to Elton's highest standards, but a solid novel of a future distopia . Elton clearly and unapologetically homages 1984 but choses as his main satirical targets are features of 21st century British culture, some of which have felt the barb of his wit previously - including the celebrity culture, personal freedom and the value of literature, whilst adding a new and risque angle against dogmatic organised religion. In some respects all a bit too easy, it would have been nice to see some stronger challenges in the post-Dawkins age where criticism of religion has become socially acceptable. A good holiday read, but not up to some of his recent best (Past Mortem, The First Casualty)   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
GREAT read and a must read by all

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Wasn't sure how I felt about it at first, thought it was kind of weird. As I went on I really got into it and thought it was very interesting

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
"1984" and "Brave new world" meet Facebook, Youtube and "political correctness". Brilliant. A must read.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
As usual an entertaining read from Ben Elton. Yes there are elements of 1984 but to me more disturbing because at least with 1984 individual views and relationships were illegal (at least as I remember anyway) whereas here science and privacy are illegal and faith, serial marriage and overt displays of sexuality are enforced. While I can see Bush's America suppressing science and privacy, the...more
 As usual an entertaining read from Ben Elton. Yes there are elements of 1984 but to me more disturbing because at least with 1984 individual views and relationships were illegal (at least as I remember anyway) whereas here science and privacy are illegal and faith, serial marriage and overt displays of sexuality are enforced. While I can see Bush's America suppressing science and privacy, the idea of serial marriage and exhibiting sexual activities over the net does seem far fetched. Its also shows how important the separation of church and state is in our society and how it is possible for us to be thrust back into the Dark Ages if we allow it.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Quite disturbing but rather funny

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Heavy handed satire from Ben Elton, but probably quite thought provoking for the kind of people that think Big Brother is just a programme on Channel 4. He doesn't quite get around to writing his moral in block capitals and underlining it, but gets very close. If you enjoyed this book, why not try the source material: 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Good read.... I worked in an office like that :-)

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Years ahead of its time, and portentous! Excellent.

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							few weeks ago						
A disturbing look at the age old question of Faith vs. Reason.  It is set in the near future yet is not that far removed from how society behaves presently.  It is not so much about the 'new religion', a mixture of new age and fundamental Christianity, as it is about those who rule and reign, and play the game to their own advantage.  So what else is new?
I enjoyed it, mainly because it...more
 A disturbing look at the age old question of Faith vs. Reason.  It is set in the near future yet is not that far removed from how society behaves presently.  It is not so much about the 'new religion', a mixture of new age and fundamental Christianity, as it is about those who rule and reign, and play the game to their own advantage.  So what else is new?
I enjoyed it, mainly because it scared me a bit, made me realise how complacent we are.
And as an introvert,  I would hate to live in that world.   hide

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