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locjennife's review against another edition
3.0
Chapter 2 was a 5/5
Everything else lacked substance. No smooth transition. I had higher expectations.
Everything else lacked substance. No smooth transition. I had higher expectations.
maisywardd's review against another edition
4.0
Very graphic writing and somewhat difficult read but at the same time I couldn’t see to put it down.
Love how the chapters are each a different story and the development of the book throughout.
Love how the chapters are each a different story and the development of the book throughout.
ababalou's review against another edition
5.0
God is Dead is a fascinating and darkly amusing look at humanity, a quick and substantially gloomy and despairing read. Probably not for everyone but certainly for me.
jacksontibet's review against another edition
3.0
This is a very MASCULINE novel. I don't mean that in the way that a book like Fight Club could be described as masculine or manly or whatever. I mean that the prose, the language, the structuring, are all very "muscular." Oddly enough, since author Ron Currie Jr. appears to be an obsessive weight lifter (even referring to himself as such in one of the short story segments here where he inserts himself into the story as a journalist interviewing a slightly omniscient, slightly god-like, wild dog). It does have really, really strong moments: the opening with Colin Powell is hilarious and really strong, but the rest of the stories fail to live up to that initial introduction. There's even one that offers pretty much nothing to the theme or the "god is dead" world. It definitely feels way too short, which might be a good thing because the only reoccurring character is shoddily drawn and we don't really come to have any reason to care about him.
I would definitely read one of his other books just to see if he improved or whatever.
I would definitely read one of his other books just to see if he improved or whatever.
coonsrc's review against another edition
3.0
Good for a first book. I liked "Everything Matters!" much better. It was a great idea (what happens when God dies) but really only scraped the surface of a ton of great story lines. A few of the chapters could have easily been blown out into their own books. It was a missed opportunity and left me wishing there was more time spent on developing these larger ideas.
mickyd443's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
scheu's review against another edition
5.0
Whereas James Morrow's Jehovah trilogy (God's massive corpse is found floating in the ocean) takes an incisive and satirical bent, Ron Currie Jr's book (God's corpse is found eaten by wild dogs in Darfur) largely dispenses with humor and relies instead on powerful, moving prose and concise ideas. Each of the interconnected stories packs its own punch.
It's a little funny, though, that the best books I've read this year both involve the end of the world. Anyone mind recommending me a great book about creation? :D
It's a little funny, though, that the best books I've read this year both involve the end of the world. Anyone mind recommending me a great book about creation? :D
danihamreads's review against another edition
5.0
Once again, Currie has impressed me with his wit and world view. In this short, easy read, life after the death of God is discussed from mulitple points of view. As a staunch agnostic, I can certainly say this one didn't disappoint.
jervonyc's review against another edition
5.0
A quick, haunting, fascinating read. I'm now officially a huge fan of this guy.
misha_ali's review against another edition
4.0
I quite enjoyed this collection of short stories. Straight off the bat, the author displays a strong hand with characterization when he describes god as tragically failed and powerless, someone who has not only lost the power to grant forgiveness and absolution to others, but seeks it for himself (herself?).
Out of the lot, the interview with a feral dog who fed on the remains of the dead god and gains omniscience as a result, with tragic consequences, was one of my favorite stories. The slight pinch of absurdity involved in a world where the Evolutionary Psychologist Forces and the Postmodern Anthropologist Marines are engaged in a bloody struggle that ends in a holocaust like scenario because of the population's willing ingestion of lobotomizing pills is also one of a string of stories worth mentioning as standouts.
Overall, if you are intrigued by the premise, give this book a go. Chances are you'll come out of it like me, smiling wryly at places, sad at others and thoroughly entertained overall.
Out of the lot, the interview with a feral dog who fed on the remains of the dead god and gains omniscience as a result, with tragic consequences, was one of my favorite stories. The slight pinch of absurdity involved in a world where the Evolutionary Psychologist Forces and the Postmodern Anthropologist Marines are engaged in a bloody struggle that ends in a holocaust like scenario because of the population's willing ingestion of lobotomizing pills is also one of a string of stories worth mentioning as standouts.
Overall, if you are intrigued by the premise, give this book a go. Chances are you'll come out of it like me, smiling wryly at places, sad at others and thoroughly entertained overall.