A very good book, with a terrible end. ( )

Wow this was beyond anything I expected. My first Ben Elton experience and I will never forget it. I laughed, I cried and I was surprised. ( )

As always, depressing and brilliant ( )

This is noticeably more slick than Elton's earlier work. Less prone to surreal ramblings, more mainstream. The story explores the modern drug problem from lots of different standpoints. Entertaining and thought provoking. ( )

A book about a politician who wants to legalise "hard drugs", a rock star who does "hard drugs" and a teenage prostitute on heroin.
Ocassionaly the monologues were off, especially when the 17-year old prostitute talks about smack and the brothel where she was kept and had 10 punters a night and then mentions ablutionary needs. That sounded stilted. Other than that Ben Elton as usual manages to make me go "Heh? Does he think that or does he want us to think that he thinks that?". I've never quite figured out on whose side he is. I'd be interested in his view on the situation, but I suppose the book works better if it leaves you wondering. I recommend it!