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Book Reviews Title Inconceivable Fiction-Net
Rating Buy It
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Story Lucy desperately
wants a baby. Sam is determined to write a hit
movie. The problem is that both their efforts seem
to be unfruitful. And given that the average IVF
cycle has about a one in five chance of going into
full production, Lucy's chances of getting what she
wants are considerably better than Sam's.
What Sam and Lucy
are about to go through is absolutely
inconceivable. The question is, can their love
survive? Inconceivable
confirms Ben Elton as one of Britain's a most
significant, entertaining and provocative
writer. We
Say When I began this
book, I feared that I would find the structure of
it quite irritating. It's set up so that both
characters, husband and wife, are keeping a diary
to express their thoughts and anxieties in order to
relax them and aid the conception process. I
thought it would become tedious after a while with
the he said - she said approach. However, it's
actually very easy to read and once you get into
the plot it moves along quite smoothly. The tone of the
book is best described as bittersweet. The humour
of Ben Elton is a strong presence and the jokes
flow thick and fast. Even so, at times this is a
deeply sad book about a love-filled marriage that
is struggling against nature's design. The couple's
inability to have a child and their different ways
of responding to this threatens to pull them apart.
The way in which the invasive procedures of IVF
turn the process of conception into a biological
mission is presented realistically. The quest for a
child becomes a way of life, which eclipses
everything else. This isn't
vintage Ben Elton by any means. It doesn't have the
punch of Gridlock or the clever plot of Blast From
The Past but it is still entertaining and
intelligent. By the way, don't even try to guess
the ending, just let it surprise you. Review by: Rachel
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