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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
I kept thinking about how well this would work as a movie.
In Gods Behaving Badly, the Greek gods are real and living in a dilapidated house in northern London in very reduced circumstances. I always love a good "mythological figures in a modern setting" story and this book does not disappoint.
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it was fun but it was a bit bizarre. the pacing was kind of off but it was creative. glad i read it but i don’t know if i would recommend it. a good time though!
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Another GR review described this as fluff with a capital F, which is exactly why I decided to buy it after stumbling upon it in the bookstore. Whew, I’m so glad I did!
I needed something light and fun. After marathoning horror all October and then certain American *events* clogging my emotional arteries, I couldn’t pick up anything deep or philosophical or scary. Thank God for these badly behaving gods. This book got me through some complicated days! Silly and funny and easily stomached.
I needed something light and fun. After marathoning horror all October and then certain American *events* clogging my emotional arteries, I couldn’t pick up anything deep or philosophical or scary. Thank God for these badly behaving gods. This book got me through some complicated days! Silly and funny and easily stomached.
Probably the best thing that can be said about this novel is that the amount of time it took me to read it was in direct relation to how much I enjoyed it. That's to say; one days worth.
The premise for this was fantastic, hence the reason why I had to pick it up even after hearing several tepid reviews. The Greek gods are alive, not so well, and living in London, where they moved at some point in the seventeenth century. They live together in a crumbling house, serve in menial jobs (Artemis is a dog walker, Apollo a cheesy TV psychic, Aphrodite a phone sex operator, and Dionysus owns a nightclub called Bacchanalia where he exclusively sells his home brewed diabolical wine) and are not to happy about it. This is where it gets a bit dodgy. Enter Alice and Neil, a relatively hapless couple-that-should-be who get mixed up with the bored Olympians through a stray arrow (shot by Eros, obviously), a well aimed lightening bolt (Zeus, clearly), and a Orphean quest to the underworld.
It was entertaining, I will give it that, but that was about all. There were a lot of things that could have happened with this premise that just... didn't. The characterization was fine, I guess, but I would have chosen differently. The gods are vapid and relatively annoying, even the ones we're meant to like, but you couldn't quite help liking them anyway just because you know how they're suppose to be. Does that make any sense? No? Well, sorry. The main problem with this book is that the writing just wasn't that good and that drove me crazy because it could have been so much better. But, for what it was it was fine. Not a great review but if you're into Greek gods you'll probably give this a whirl anyway. Just like I did.
The premise for this was fantastic, hence the reason why I had to pick it up even after hearing several tepid reviews. The Greek gods are alive, not so well, and living in London, where they moved at some point in the seventeenth century. They live together in a crumbling house, serve in menial jobs (Artemis is a dog walker, Apollo a cheesy TV psychic, Aphrodite a phone sex operator, and Dionysus owns a nightclub called Bacchanalia where he exclusively sells his home brewed diabolical wine) and are not to happy about it. This is where it gets a bit dodgy. Enter Alice and Neil, a relatively hapless couple-that-should-be who get mixed up with the bored Olympians through a stray arrow (shot by Eros, obviously), a well aimed lightening bolt (Zeus, clearly), and a Orphean quest to the underworld.
It was entertaining, I will give it that, but that was about all. There were a lot of things that could have happened with this premise that just... didn't. The characterization was fine, I guess, but I would have chosen differently. The gods are vapid and relatively annoying, even the ones we're meant to like, but you couldn't quite help liking them anyway just because you know how they're suppose to be. Does that make any sense? No? Well, sorry. The main problem with this book is that the writing just wasn't that good and that drove me crazy because it could have been so much better. But, for what it was it was fine. Not a great review but if you're into Greek gods you'll probably give this a whirl anyway. Just like I did.
On the last of nine cds. I am enjoying this tremendously though I don't think it's brilliant, it is highly imaginative and clever. As someone who greatly appreciates takes on gods and religion it appeals to me greatly.
I love the concept of belief giving gods life, eternity, that without the devotion of mortals they perish.
I love the concept of belief giving gods life, eternity, that without the devotion of mortals they perish.
super fun read, no surprising twists but nothing too predictable, thoroughly enjoyed this!!!!!
A very unusual book. Fun to read, and unexpected turns of events.