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| Author | Chuck Barris |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | U.S. |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-1-4165-3525-6 |
The Big Question is a 2007 novel by Chuck Barris about a game show which airs in 2011. [1] [2] [3]
Plot summary
Contestants compete for the chance to answer a final question that, if answered correctly, will take all their problems away by making them one of the richest people in the world. The downside, though, is that if they get the question wrong, they are executed in prime time.
Reception
A review by the American Library Association praises the novel as "darkly satirical, witty, and uncomfortably plausible." However a Booklist review says Barris is "more interested in the multiple sad-sack characters who provide myriad digressions than in plot." [4][ additional citation(s) needed]
References
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (June 3, 2007). "Money or Your Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Review of The Big Question". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2007.
- ^ "Review of The Big Question". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Amazon (2007). The Big Question: A Novel of Reality Television by the Author of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Editorial Reviews. ISBN 978-1416535256.
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| Author | Chuck Barris |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | U.S. |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-1-4165-3525-6 |
The Big Question is a 2007 novel by Chuck Barris about a game show which airs in 2011. [1] [2] [3]
Plot summary
Contestants compete for the chance to answer a final question that, if answered correctly, will take all their problems away by making them one of the richest people in the world. The downside, though, is that if they get the question wrong, they are executed in prime time.
Reception
A review by the American Library Association praises the novel as "darkly satirical, witty, and uncomfortably plausible." However a Booklist review says Barris is "more interested in the multiple sad-sack characters who provide myriad digressions than in plot." [4][ additional citation(s) needed]
References
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (June 3, 2007). "Money or Your Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Review of The Big Question". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2007.
- ^ "Review of The Big Question". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Amazon (2007). The Big Question: A Novel of Reality Television by the Author of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Editorial Reviews. ISBN 978-1416535256.
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| This article about a 2000s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |