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Blind Faith (Paperback)

by Ben Elton (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Black Swan (16 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552773905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552773904
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,039 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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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.

Imagine it. Or just wait until After The Flood.

On a hot Sagittarian morning in the year 56 ATF, Trafford Sewell struggles to work through the usual crowds of near-naked commuters. He is confronted by the intimidating figure of his Parish Confessor. Why has Trafford not been streaming his every moment of sexual intimacy on to 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?

Ben Elton's dark, savagely comic novel imagines a post-apocalyptic society where religious intolerance combines with a confessional sex -obsessed, egocentric 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? --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointingly unsubtle, 6 Jun 2008
For me, effective satire is akin to dissecting the absurdity of your subject with a scalpel. This book is more like being repeatedly smacked around the head with a shovel. The scenario is so heavy-handed and lacking in subtletly even before the obvious 1984 parallels signal the "twist". It reads almost like he has aimed it squarely at the people he is ridiculing; everything has to be spelled out to avoid you having to think or draw your own conclusions. It all feels a bit dumbed down and patronising. I've read and liked most of Ben Elton's books and can't remember one I enjoyed less. I can't see me bothering to re-read it, which is unusual, but because of the lack of subtlety I can't imagine finding something I missed on the first time around. 2 stars is probably a bit generous.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very different , 19 Sep 2008
Having just read a very turgid novel, it was a relief to read Blind Faith as a flowing original view on a futuristic society. It is a great comment on modern paranoia transgressing into a fake plastic society based on the Internet generation hooked on reality TV and dismissive of inoculation as evil. Some great Ben Elton humour throughout and another original offering - Ben's only ever written 1 book that I have not enjoyed to date (Dead Famous)
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentalism taken to the ultimate conclusion, 2 Jan 2008
By H "H" (Ancient kingdom of Northumbria) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blind Faith (Hardcover)
Many of the other reviewers have compared this book with Orwell's 1984 and without a doubt there are parallels. But what Elton also brings into play is an analysis of the current rise of religious fundamentalism and its rejection of science and logic. As well as being set in a post apocalypse police state this novel is also set in a world that has reverted to the dark ages where science is outlawed and faith is all that is to be believed.

A preview of a post global-warming world. The possible conclusion of today's FaceBook/You Tube and reality TV fixation. And a total denunciation of the mindlessness of reactionary religion. All in an easy to read and fast paced novel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars excellent satire
This book has been frequently compared unfavourably with 1984, which in my opinion is a big misunderstanding. Read more
Published 15 hours ago by H. Seymour

1.0 out of 5 stars This man just cannot manage Dystopian art.
This is my third Ben Elton novel I've read, previously being very pleased with both Popcorn and Dead Famous.

This one though is very poor. Read more
Published 28 days ago by anonymous

1.0 out of 5 stars Read 1984 instead
Was disappointed by this after enjoying the other books.

I say read 1984 rather than this poor copy, or if you want a parody of 1984 read Armageddon the Musical by... Read more
Published 1 month ago by caroline hall

4.0 out of 5 stars Satirically scary...
This was my first Ben Elton, and I'll definitely be reading more.

Whilst being funny, this book was actually a little scary. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kirsty B

4.0 out of 5 stars I keep coming back to it
My cousins got me this book for Christmas and I read it almost as soon as I got it. Now I keep picking it up and reading bits of it again. Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. Paterson

1.0 out of 5 stars Stop, in the name of Love!
Ben Elton writing about a so-called society that we are all heading towards where everyone has one faith (The Love), people have names such as Crespa Fiesta and Princess Lovebud... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Andrea Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my God Babes'
Oh my God Babes'!

Forget the future, It's here already! Well maybe not all of it but you can just see where we are all going. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dixieexmoor

4.0 out of 5 stars Stop telling me what you think I need................
I loved the book and found it difficult to put it down.
As I was digesting it made me feel we are only a few years before we are the book.. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Shaunuk69

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
This is one of the worst books that I have ever read. It lacks logic, subtlety and dramatic flair.

Imagine a clumsy fusion of 1984, Brazil, Children of Men and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Fairfax

2.0 out of 5 stars Blind spots?
Blind faith is unsettling if, like me, you are also a consumer of the "FaceSpace" world it depicts. It left me wondering not only about where all of this is taking us, but whether... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rupert the bear

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