Name: Dead Famous
ISBN: 9780552999458

Ben Elton

Reality television takes a deadly turn when ten contestants in a single house that comes complete with cameras and microphones are suddenly confronted by a murder with absolutely no evidence. Original.

Dead Famous

that was brilliant. i honestly have to thank my former classmate for doing a book presentation on this, introducing me to this little piece of absolute brilliance. 

the whole premise in itself is so intriguing, it sold me the second my former classmate finished with her presentation. it took me a few months to actually read it, nevertheless. no reason for that at all. the way the book was written was alright, to be honest i didn't find it particularly amazing. it wasn't the flowery type, and i loved that. for a book like this, that kind of writing was perfect. it drives the narrative smoothly and there wasn't a second where i wished that it went on faster because the pacing was great! pacing is such an issue in a lot of books, i've given up on so many books due to it, i was pleased at the pacing for this one. seriously. 

the characters were the most self-absorbed, annoying people. which is the whole point. the amount of self-awareness that this book has actually made them somewhat endearing. the author does such a good job making these people so irritating and yet, so compelling. i did come to take quite a liking towards dervla and kelly, though. 

i liked that the story doesn't reveal the victim's identity until halfway through, it kept the suspense all the more alive. no pun intended. i liked how everyone was suspicious. like literally, everyone. i can even say that i guessed the killer at several points, but that's because everyone was my suspect of choice depending on the chapter. the reveal was by far, my favorite part. it was just so elaborate and well thought-out, it felt satisfying. 

i don't think i have something i particularly despise about it. the characters were made to be annoying, so i don't think it's valid to say i didn't like them at time as that was literally the point. otherwise, i have no complaints.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this, and though the cover threw me off reading it for a while, I'm glad that I did.

I don't doubt that it's very hard to have over 10 individual, unique characters, but Ben Elton managed to pull it off! Each character had their own story, and were all developed well. 

The plot itself had me thinking, which is always a good thing. I really appreciate the small details which connect to each other and the main plot without you intially realising; I loved the fact that when one thing was revealed, I could recall where that was mentioned before, and the connection between the points, which made me feel as part of investigation as the characters, which is one of the best features of good writing.

At the end though, I felt slightly let down, although I'm not entirely sure why, because it was quite unpredictable, but perhaps it was its unpredictability that made it predictable. Honestly I'm not sure, something just felt off. All the same though, it was a good ending, and wrapped the book up nicely. 

To anyone who is considering reading this, if you like murder mystery, I would highly recommend, although be wary that the language is very mature all throughout! 

Aistė

Overall, I enjoyed reading this, and though the cover threw me off reading it for a while, I'm glad that I did.

I don't doubt that it's very hard to have over 10 individual, unique characters, but Ben Elton managed to pull it off! Each character had their own story, and were all developed well. 

The plot itself had me thinking, which is always a good thing. I really appreciate the small details which connect to each other and the main plot without you intially realising; I loved the fact that when one thing was revealed, I could recall where that was mentioned before, and the connection between the points, which made me feel as part of investigation as the characters, which is one of the best features of good writing.

At the end though, I felt slightly let down, although I'm not entirely sure why, because it was quite unpredictable, but perhaps it was its unpredictability that made it predictable. Honestly I'm not sure, something just felt off. All the same though, it was a good ending, and wrapped the book up nicely. 

To anyone who is considering reading this, if you like murder mystery, I would highly recommend, although be wary that the language is very mature all throughout! 

Melody Izard

Better than I thought it would be. 

A bunch of folks on a reality TV show. Somebody get's murdered and the remaining contestants are all suspects.

Suzanne

A disturbing read, in the vein of the show "unreal". We should all be worried about "reality tv" and their producers, but in a sense also the viewing public. An easy to read book, which spread out the suspense well. The last 50 pages were so exciting, and I was shocked by who killed the person.