This one fit the latter.
I can't believe I bought this book for only 10 pesos! Ben Elton turned out to be one of my favorite British comedians who was in and wrote for Blackadder - one of the earlier comedies that Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) was in.
This book is not a comedy though. It has only two main characters and around four secondary characters. I think half of the book happens in one area only, so this could either be a good play to adopt or something an indie outfit can film.
The first part was interesting enough and I got kinda bored in the middle but events escalate into a dramatic ending. When I reached 2/3ds of the book, I couldn't put it down anymore!
I liked the book because I never expected the ending to end that way! I was very surprised at how things ended and pleased of course, mainly because even if unpleasant things happen towards the end, there is hope for a better future for the lead protagonist, Polly in the end.
I see that Mr. Elton has written other books so if I do find some of them in the bargain bin, they're definitely going to be part of my collection. It would need a clever writer for me to be at least interested in Jack, the overly ambitious lead military character in the book.
As I was reading this book, my imagination had the following actors playing the scenes in my head, di ba for extra fun!
Jack - Russell Crowe
Polly - Kate Beckinsale
Peter - Benedict Cumberbatch
Harry - Gerard Butler
Peter's Mom - Brenda Blethyn
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