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A review by beccakatie
I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan
4.0
An interesting concept, with Satan making a surprisingly compelling narrator. There are parts of the book that you feel that you shouldn't be finding entertaining, but fit in with the theme of consistently morally questionable contents. Whilst being immensely readable, it makes you questions assumptions you may have previously made about God and religion, whether the world is as you thought.
In a way there seem to be two narrators, Satan as well as Gunn, the body he is inhabiting. As the book develops you learn more about both, alternating between Satan living as a human, and Gunn's life continuing alongside. The narrative never feels confused or clunky however, as writing with more than one narrator often seems to. Instead, the two narrators seem to complement each other and improve the reading of the book.
Overall, the book is well written and humorous, and is also able to manage the impressive feat of being theologically thought provoking.
In a way there seem to be two narrators, Satan as well as Gunn, the body he is inhabiting. As the book develops you learn more about both, alternating between Satan living as a human, and Gunn's life continuing alongside. The narrative never feels confused or clunky however, as writing with more than one narrator often seems to. Instead, the two narrators seem to complement each other and improve the reading of the book.
Overall, the book is well written and humorous, and is also able to manage the impressive feat of being theologically thought provoking.