High Society

By: Ben Elton

Narrated by: Greg Wagland

The war on drugs has been lost but for want of the courage to face the fact that the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From pop stars and princes to crack whores and street kids. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime.

High Society is a story, or rather a collection of interconnected stories, that takes the listener on a hilarious, heart-breaking, and terrifying journey through the kaleidoscope world that the law has created and from which the law offers no protection.

©2002 Ben Elton (P)2009 Random House Audio

All Around Amazing!

Ben Elton is by far my favorite author and this is one of, if not my favorite books of his. The narrator, Greg Wagland, gets a 10 of 10 for his performance as he truly enhanced the color of this story. I would highly recommend this audible to anyone!

Meh

I usually love Ben Elton's book but definitely not this one. It was boring, depressing, and the characters were unlikable. To make matters worse, the narrator had a very strong accent that was difficult to understand and he spoke in quick bursts with after pauses. I also didn't understand some of the local street vocabulary specific to Brits. It was a chore to finish. 2.75 stars for story and narration.

Thought-provoking, entertaining & funny

I would recommend this audiobook 100%. It's the first time I've read or listened to a Ben Elton novel and it made me think, was very entertaining and funny, and the narration was pitch perfect. 5 stars.

Ben brilliant as always

If you like Ben, you'll love it. Never a dull moment - witty, entertaining and fast moving as always, fantastic characters, topical , brilliant multi-layered plot. He nails the whole celebrity/rock star/politcal/human traffic culture - yes, all of them. Gritty and hiliarious. Loved it.

The ending was terrible

I really enjoyed most of the book until the end. I have been depressed for two days. I think that it was unnecessarily harsh. And the premise for the harsh ending was rather flimsy.