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Gods Behaving Badly

  • 2007 first published
  • 288 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 11 editions

Gods Behaving Badly is a 2007 mythic fiction novel by Marie Phillips. Readers will find themes of Mythology, greek Gods, greek Goddesses and magic.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 30 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

At about 288 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Gods Behaving Badly

Being a Greek god is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse-and none too happy about it. And they've had to get day jobs: Artemis as a dog-walker, Apollo as a TV psychic, Aphrodite as a phone sex operator, Dionysus as a DJ.Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning, and even turning mortals into trees-a favorite pastime of Apollo's-is sapping their vital reserves of strength.Soon, what begins as a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, 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?
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Humor, Fiction
  • Mythology
  • Greek Gods
  • Greek Goddesses
  • Fantasy
  • London, England
  • Magic
  • Greece

Quick answers

Who wrote Gods Behaving Badly?

Gods Behaving Badly was written by Marie Phillips and first published in 2007.

What genre is Gods Behaving Badly?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction.

How long is Gods Behaving Badly?

The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Gods Behaving Badly?

Readers who like it often enjoy Circe, The Throne of Fire and The Hidden Oracle.

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