by Ben Elton
Chart Throb is very much like Dead Famous (also by Ben Elton) in that it takes a reality TV phenomenon to its logical extreme. In Dead Famous "Big Brother" came under scrutiny - here it is "X-Factor" and that ilk. Just like while reading Dead Famous I was kept fascinated throughout the book, could h...
I love real people fiction, I really do. HRH Prince Charles is simply the star. Elton is bitter and delightful; his formula works and he doesn't try to muck with it.
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