Gods Behaving Badly, Marie Phillips
Gods Behaving Badly, Marie Phillips
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Gods Behaving Badly

Author: Marie Phillips

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/11/2007

Synopsis

Being immortal is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve Greek gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London town house–and are none too happy about it. Even more disturbing, their powers are waning.

For Artemis (goddess of hunting, professional dog walker), Aphrodite (goddess of beauty, telephone sex operator), and Apollo (god of the sun, TV psychic), there’s no way out–until a meek cleaner, Alice, and her would-be boyfriend, Neil, turn their world literally upside down. When what begins as a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills, Alice and Neil are caught in the cross fire, and they must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing less than a true act of heroism is needed–but can these two decidedly ordinary people replicate the feats of the mythical heroes and save the world?

GODS BEHAVING BADLY is that rare thing: a charming, funny, utterly original first novel that satisfies the head and the heart.

About The Author

Marie Phillips was born in London in 1976. She studied anthropology and documentary making, and worked as a TV researcher for several years. More recently she has worked as an independent bookseller while writing Gods Behaving Badly.Rosalyn Landor is an English-born television, theater, and multiple-award-winning audiobook narrator. Her television credits include Love in a Cold Climate, Rumpole of the Bailey, Sherlock Holmes, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has won numerous Audie awards and AudioFile magazine Earphones awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on April 04, 2008

This was indeed Fluff with a capital F. For most of the novel, the pages flipped over like the wind was turning them. It wasn't that it was that suspenseful or anything, it was just such easy, frothy reading that it just fell through your fingers without you really noticing. It did get a bit heavy i......more

Goodreads review by Anna on January 21, 2009

"Gods Behaving Badly" had an awesome concept, an okay delivery, and a flat ending. I'm an avid fan of Greek mythology, and this book starts out with a lot of promise. Unfortunately, in reading the book, I felt as though the author had assembled all of the horses for the Kentucky Derby, then put them......more

Goodreads review by Alison on January 21, 2009

This story reads like the novelization of a comic book. It's short on thoughtfulness and introspection and long on silly action/romance scenes. Marie Phillips does provide a funny take on what life would be like for the fading Olympians: slummy home in London, imbalanced relationships, lots of time......more

Goodreads review by Jaline on May 11, 2017

The Greek gods of myth (who would be very offended at being called myths) are in exile in London with their powers in decline. Apollo is taking the fall for global warming and Artemis, as goddess of the hunt, is almost out of a job with weapons controls tightening and hunting as sport declining. All......more

Goodreads review by Bunny on January 17, 2009

I have a serious hard-on for all things involving mythology. 1-17 - I am in love. And lust. And my nipples got a little hard. Sorry, all of Aphrodite's phone sex got me a little excited. This book is so clever, and so funny, and I'm insanely jealous that this is Marie Phillips' first book. As a lover......more

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