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Meltdown
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- NickH
- 08-10-20
Brilliantly written light relief
Loved it, a great Ben Elton novel. An amusing tale interwoven with reality and a solid moral compass.
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- Phil Weeder
- 28-11-19
Funny And Thought Provoking..
Very cool analogy of the "New Labour/Old Tory" experiment of getting into bed with the financial sector during the late 90s and Noughties. Very cleverly told in continuing flashbacks between 90s and the late 2000s. Ben Elton tells the intertwining story of a group of university friends and their differing fortunes with his trademark humour. Great voice and character work from Paul Thornley. It was honestly a treat from start to finish with 'a lil bit of politics thrown in for good measure as Mr Elton might say during a stand up gig.
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- vicki I
- 05-10-17
Good Naration
I haven't read any of his stuff in a while, and while the narration was good I think I have just grown out of the long comic observations. Would have preferred it to be a little more fast moving
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- David
- 31-07-16
Unmistakably Ben Elton
Political satire wrapped up in a great story. The Ben Elton comic genius comes through, mixed with the political rants that made him famous in the 1980's.
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- David
- 19-12-20
A little too politically forced
This is the third Ben Elton book I have read and probably the weakest. The story keeps you engaged but it feels like Ben is trying to push home political points throughout which detracts From the story.
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- martin bryant
- 01-09-20
Excellent Book
Excellent all round, really enjoyed this book, great story, great characters, Bem Elton at his finest. Paul Thornleys narration is, as always, brilliant. Thoroughly recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-06-20
Lessons in life and people
Loved listening to this one, indeed I finished it in a week. Interesting characters and a good plot with a few twists and turns along the way. We'll worth your time.
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- james_upton473
- 21-01-20
loved it
I love the intertwined story lines and how relevant the storylines are to things that actually happened in real life eg. credit crunch etc
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- clifford
- 11-01-20
terrible. anti capitalist propaganda piece
terrible. ediius and dull. not at all funny champagne socialist hypocrisy masquerading as a story
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- Ian Jenkins
- 16-11-19
outstanding
loved the story, real warmth and heart despite the topic (finance!?). Very well read narration. Can't praise this enough.
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- Ben Nolan
- 22-12-19
Slow
could not finish it. loved Ben Eltons other books but this was slow and boring.