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Gridlock (Paperback)

by Ben Elton (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 438 pages
  • Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (5 Mar 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0751510114
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751510119
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 325,289 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`The book is stuffed with funny lines and the lot is more gripping than any tyre advertisement.'


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Deborah is a woman with personal transportation problems which she and her strange friend Geoffrey intend to solve. If they manage it, the knock-on effect could just save the cities of the world from driving themselves to their own funerals in man's greatest invention.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Seriously disappointing, 8 Nov 2006
This review is from: Gridlock (Paperback)
This offering was substandard to say the least. First of all Elton's attempt at preaching to his reader is artless and unsubtle. Entire paragraphs are dedicated to pointing out the abuses of the automotive industry, or how bad cars are for the environment, without any attempt to be witty or relevant to the plot. The book therefore amounts to mediocre humour interspersed with letters to the editor. Secondly, there are several Americans in the book who sound extremely British and use expressions and terms no American would ever use. Instead Elton relies on crude characterisations of American oil-company baddies with British vocab. Lastly (and I do acknowledge my own pedantry here) the book was FULL of mistakes, particularly punctuation but also grammatical. I found this extremely irritating and distracting. I wanted to take out a red pen, correct the mistakes, and send it back to the publisher with a note suggesting their editors actually make themselves useful. I am so glad this book was lent to me and that I didn't spend any money on it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as funny as I'd hoped., 22 Jan 2002
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Although very funny in places, and tackling very important issues, this is not an amazingly well written book. Apart from glaring grammar glitches and the like, Elton sometimes gets bogged down in the (extremely important) moralizing which gives the book a somewhat disjointed feel. Perhaps more judicious editing would have been in order. The sort of book you read once and then pass on.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The least impressive of Ben Eltons books., 28 May 2004
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Having read a few of Ben Eltons books, and enjoying them immensely, I was expecting the same from Gridlock. After a few dozen pages I realised that there was something different about this book. I found the humour didn't strike the right cord with me. If anything the humour irritated me. It was almost an overdone Black Adder type humour. Its one of Eltons earlier books (1991), I think, and can only assume that he hadn't got out of his Black Adder/Young Ones phase. However it was a good story, and a half decent book, it just wasn't as satisfying a read as 'Popcorn', 'Dead Famous' or 'High Society', which I enjoyed much more.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A dreadful read
I finished the book - only because I was stuck on a plane with little else to do.

This must rank as one of the worst books I have ever read - despite Ben Elton's... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. W. J. Lamin

1.0 out of 5 stars How can people give this 5 stars?!?
I first read 'The First Casualty' and thought it was fantastic, a compelling read. I was therefore expecting great things from his other books. Read more
Published 12 months ago by MG

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing in the extreme
This is a book which shows its age as a product of the 80s. OK it would be foolish to expect anything more from Ben Elton but even way back when this first appeared it would have... Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Brand

2.0 out of 5 stars Warning - author in training
Having read a handful of Ben Elton's other offerings, I looked forward to another extrapolation of human behaviour full of believable characters and peppered with humour. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jadis

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Ben Elton book by far
Having re-read Gridlock for the fifth time since buying the book when it first came out, I would recommend it to anyone new to Ben Elton. Read more
Published 24 months ago by S. Watterson

1.0 out of 5 stars Yawn!
I expected much more from Ben Elton than this. I couldn't even get past the first few pages. Actually, after Gridlock it all went down hill and I have read most of his books... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2007 by WonderWoman

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable if not entirely memorable.
I actually retrieved this book from my bookshelf thinking that it was one of those many books I have purchased over the years but never had time to read. Read more
Published on 25 May 2007 by Philip Vincent

5.0 out of 5 stars JAMS BOND
This novel is art imitating life to about the extent that a James Bond film does that. It's for Ben Elton's fans, of whom I happen to be one. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2006 by DAVID BRYSON

4.0 out of 5 stars ignored satirical wisdom
I'm judging this book irrespective of Elton's stand-up, which is certainly not to everybody's liking. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2006 by Holly Golightly

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Ben Elton
I have come to expect nothing less than great plots and spectular endings from Elton, and this book delivers nothing less. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2005 by Master Td Chambers

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