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A review by librovert
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
5.0
Gods Behaving Badly was voted as the August beach read for 1book140 (The Atlantic's Twitter Bookclub), so I had never heard of it and had no idea what to expect when I picked it up.
I loved it, though I should probably mention that I have a severe soft spot for fiction based on any ancient group of gods.
The characterization of the Gods in the 21st century was hysterical - Artemis is a dog walker and Aphrodite is a phone sex operator. Ares was one of my favorites. Though he plays a minor role in the novel, he says things like "There's always Russia, but they've been harder to provoke since the end of the Cold War." and got a laugh out of me every time.
As in any Greek myth, you need a hero. Phillips' mortal hero was a nerd, and I loved him. He loved board games, and organized his DVD collection in chronological order of purchase to better observe his "developing tastes." He was great.
There is a bit of dirty humor, especially in the Apollo-Aphrodite relationship and Aphrodite's constant teasing of Artemis (being the virgin God). I found both hysterical in the books context, but it may not be for everyone.
I loved it, though I should probably mention that I have a severe soft spot for fiction based on any ancient group of gods.
The characterization of the Gods in the 21st century was hysterical - Artemis is a dog walker and Aphrodite is a phone sex operator. Ares was one of my favorites. Though he plays a minor role in the novel, he says things like "There's always Russia, but they've been harder to provoke since the end of the Cold War." and got a laugh out of me every time.
As in any Greek myth, you need a hero. Phillips' mortal hero was a nerd, and I loved him. He loved board games, and organized his DVD collection in chronological order of purchase to better observe his "developing tastes." He was great.
There is a bit of dirty humor, especially in the Apollo-Aphrodite relationship and Aphrodite's constant teasing of Artemis (being the virgin God). I found both hysterical in the books context, but it may not be for everyone.