Blast from the Past by Ben Elton

Blast from the Past

Ben Elton

304 pages • first pub 1998 (view editions) user-added

fiction contemporary funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
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Blast from the Past is ideal for readers who enjoy sharp, fast-paced satires exploring how past choices collide with the present, wrapped in a blend of dark humor, mystery, and political tension.

Description

It's two fifteen a.m., you're in bed alone and you're woken by the phone. Your eyes are wide and your body tense before it has completed so much as a single ring. And as you wake, in the tiny moment between sleep and consciousness, you know alr...

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Community Reviews

3.28
based on 288 reviews

Moods

dark: 57%

funny: 57%

challenging: 35%

mysterious: 35%

tense: 35%

emotional: 28%

adventurous: 14%

reflective: 7%

sad: 7%

Pace

28% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
54% of readers chose Character
9% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

9% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
72% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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