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Gridlock
Gridlock | Ben Elton
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Gridlock is when a city dies. Killed in the name of freedom. Killed in the name of oil and steel. Choked on carbon monoxide and strangled with a pair of fluffy dice. How did it come to this? How did the ultimate freedom machine end up paralysing us all? How did we end up driving to our own funeral, in somebody else's gravy train? Deborah and Geoffrey know, but they have transport problems of their own, and anyway, whoever it was that murdered the city can just as easily murder them.
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danx
Gridlock | Ben Elton
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Found the style a little hard to get into at first, but after easing in it was an enjoyable read. Some of the things said may not have got past the editors these days, but the use of these isn‘t so toxic, I believe anyhow. The topics still relevant today, a cynical, satirical dystopian ‘near future‘ with an entertaining plot. Conspiracy, espionage, murder, plenty of dark humour and there‘s even a car chase in there.

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Decalino
Gridlock | Ben Elton
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This novel features Ben Elton's trademark biting satire, this time directed at the internal combustion engine. When a young physicist invents a revolutionary hydrogen engine, a criminal conspiracy kicks into gear, and they will stop at nothing to silence him. A good distraction at the moment; although it was quite dark at times, Gridlock was funny and frankly traffic is currently the least of our worries.

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Gridlock | Ben Elton
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Day 20 of #AndItsAugust #RunningAndJumping
Well, there's absolutely no running and jumping for me today stuck in this traffic... Oh if only I had brought a book with me! 😣

ReadingEnvy Looks like University move in weekend based on the car in front of you! 7y
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