By Peter K. Lam
God Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
I just finished reading Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips today and I have to say that it’s one of the most entertaining, hilarious and insightful books I’ve read in a long time.
For those of you who are not aware, Gods Behaving Badly is about the Greek gods trying to survive in the modern day world where nobody believes in them anymore. Apollo and Aphrodite continuously quarrel with one another and their godly conflict draws in an unsuspecting pair of mortal lovers.
My friend was reading it before I was and he was just raving about how great the book is. He gripped my interest when he told me how Eros is a born again Christian and that Aphrodite is a phone sex operator! WTF??
Marie Phillips’ style of writing is witty and sharp. You are glued to every word of every page of this book. The way in which she writes the Greek gods makes the story stay so true to the ancient mythology. The gods are as selfish and petty as ever and Phillips captures that essence brilliantly in the novel.
There are so many laugh out loud moments. I had to hold in my laughter several times while reading it. I read a few chapters while I was waiting for jury duty and did my very best to hold in my laughter and I began to tear! Gods Behaving Badly is really fun and a light read that actually leaves you feeling good about life. It’s uplifting and just a great read.
