Yes, the twelve greek gods of olympus are alive and well in the twentyfirst century, but they are crammed together in a london town houseand are none too happy about it. The novel is a sheer delight and has cured me of my book reading blues. Two new yorkers alicia silverstone and ebon mossbachrach stumble upon a group of greek gods living it up on earth in this comedy from marc turtletaub. Marie phillips the twelve gods of olympus are alive and well in the twentyfirst century, but they are crammed together in a london townhouseand none too happy about it. Original title isbn 9780316067621 published on 20071210. Gods behaving badly 20 frequently asked questions imdb. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fallen olympians share london rental in gods behaving badly. Marie phillips audio books, best sellers, author bio.
The greek gods always behaved badly, but in producer marc turtletaubs remarkably feeble helming debut, theyre merely insipid, despite a heavensent cast grossly squandered on the kind of. But they also have specific responsibilities and spheres of influence. Unfortunately, in reading the book, i felt as though the author had assembled all of the horses for the kentucky derby, then put them on the indy 500 speedway and said, okay, go. Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, now a phone sex operator. The broad strokes of the plot feel like they could easily fit in with the classic myths if not for their new setting. The real joke in gods behaving badly is the fact that it recruits a bunch of actors who are how to put it. Everything you need to know about gods behaving badly. Marie phillips shares her wonderfully wicked imagination with the reader, making for an impossibletoputdown read. With what little powers they have left they are like old royalty, full of themselves but barely scraping by. They ve been here since the 17th century, when the plague was. Gods behaving badly, by marie phillips the independent. Gods behaving badly book wellington county library.
Gods behaving badly download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Gods behaving badly is a diverting little romp for those who love mythology and legend. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gods behaving badly. Gods behaving badly presents the greek gods in a very different light from the way they are depicted in most mythology books. Gods behaving badly is a thoroughly amusing story that captures both the spirit and capricious nature of the greek gods and goddesses, and stitches them into a modernday tapestry of hilarity.
Just coming back from vacation in greece, it was fun to read about gods such as appollo, zues, dionsysus and aphrodite, as well as others, and. Gods behaving badly is a novel by the british author marie phillips. That was the premise of marie phillips 2007 novel, gods behaving badly. In the 20 film, he was portrayed in by oliver platt, who also played the high priest in year one. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Set in london, it tells the tale of the twelve gods of mount olympus living in a rundown flat as their powers wane. It was selected for the atlantics 1book140 twitter book clubs book of the month for august 2011. Digital audiobook 1292007 hardcover 1212007 hardcover 812007. Four years later, the book was picked up for a movie adaptation. And there are gods of all sorts in neil gaimans nebula award winning novel. Despite the waning of their powers, each of the gods has superhuman abilities. Click download or read online button to get gods behaving badly book now.
It may not be ambrosia, but its some pretty good trail mix. Obsolete gods withering away after their time has passed. The greek gods in marie phillipss gods behaving badly have been holed up in a house in north london for a century or two, reduced to shadows of their former selves because the faith that made them powerful is now going to the upstart carpenter and his father. A tree meets a dog walker at the start of gods behaving badly, marie phillipss flossy, highconcept comic novel. The film is the featurelength directorial debut of marc turtletaub, who is better known as a film producer. Artemis earns some money walking dogs, aphrodite is doing phone sex, eros.
Gods behaving badly is that rare thing, a charming, funny, utterly original first novel that satisfies the head and the heart. Gods behaving badly finds a motley crew of olympians living together in considerable squalor in london, in a house they havent maintained too well since they moved in back in 1665. Devastatingly beautiful aphrodite works as a phone sex operator. This is the premise for gods behaving badly by marie philips. Her first novel, gods behaving badly, was published in 2007. Gods behaving badly book 1 is one of the most enjoyable books ive read in a in this story, hades has taken cates soul, and shes forced to live as an almost human in our world. Dionysus is a nightclub dj on a neverending search for debauchery. She spends her days mostly unhappy, attending anger management classes, drinking and smoking too much, and trying to avoid a very sexy ares the god of war who. Gods behaving badly by marie phillips penguin books australia. The novel is a bold calling out of the racial tensions dividing not only new york city, but the u.
Theres artemis, goddess of hunting, now a dog walker. Gods behaving badly had an awesome concept, an okay delivery, and a flat ending. Gods behaving badly is a great book, bringing to life a bunch of gods reluctantly sharing a house in london. Marie phillips the twelve greek gods of olympus are alive and well in the twentyfirst century, but they are crammed together in a london townhouseand none too happy about it. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Its british author, marie phillips, has transplanted artemis, apollo, eros, aphrodite, zeus, hera, hades, persephone, and rest of the unruly olympian menagerie to. How did you feel about the novels irreverent take on the olympians.
It is a significant challenge for a novel to live up. Gods behaving badly is a 20 film adaptation of marie phillips satire novel, gods behaving badly. Gods behaving badly is the newest entry into this genre. Download book gods behaving badly by author marie phillips in pdf epub. Returning to the territory he so brilliantly explored in his masterful new york times best seller american gods. Apollo is the ancient greek god of the sun, a prideful, spiteful, arrogant, pompous overlord of olympus, and he is the main antagonist of the dark fantasy novel gods behaving badly by marie phillips. This energetic romp has the greek gods living in modernday hampstead. It tells the story of what would happen if all the former gods were forgotten and lived amongst mortals.
However, while enjoyable and i did laugh out loud a few timeseros is a born again christian, how great is that. Greek gods living in modernday new york intervene in the lives of a young couple. With alicia silverstone, sharon stone, kathleen turner, christopher walken. Im an avid fan of greek mythology, and this book starts out with a lot of promise. About the author marie phillips was born in london in 1976. Thats the premise of the intriguing debut novel gods behaving badly by english author marie phillips. According to marie phillipss first novel gods behaving badly jonathan cape. Widely acclaimed, it was translated into over fifteen languages and made into a.
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