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A review by nodroz
I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan
2.0
Uhh, where to begin?
OK, the first thing I noticed about this book is that there are a lot of pop-culture references. And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT. For someone reading this when it was first published in 2002 I'm sure it would have been an enjoyable read. I read it in 2018. Putting too many pop culture references in a book is basically giving it a short shelf life. While people of that generation will get it, what about the next generation? I was 9 when this was first published, so most of them went over my head (truth be told I googled most of them). Most of the references were very British, so I don't know how this book was received internationally. If you do put pop culture references in, make them noteworthy rather than obscure.
Other than that Lucifer was quirky to start off with, but he soon became complaintive and dull.
I didn't hate this book, but I may have liked it better if I read it a decade ago.
OK, the first thing I noticed about this book is that there are a lot of pop-culture references. And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT. For someone reading this when it was first published in 2002 I'm sure it would have been an enjoyable read. I read it in 2018. Putting too many pop culture references in a book is basically giving it a short shelf life. While people of that generation will get it, what about the next generation? I was 9 when this was first published, so most of them went over my head (truth be told I googled most of them). Most of the references were very British, so I don't know how this book was received internationally. If you do put pop culture references in, make them noteworthy rather than obscure.
Other than that Lucifer was quirky to start off with, but he soon became complaintive and dull.
I didn't hate this book, but I may have liked it better if I read it a decade ago.