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Being immortal is not all it once was. Yes, the 12 Greek gods of Olympus are alive and well in the 21st 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.
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Critic reviews
"Fanciful, humorous and charming, this satire is as sweet as nectar." (Publishers Weekly)
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The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen woman - Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman watches and waits for the war's outcome: Briseis. She was queen of one of Troy's neighboring kingdoms until Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles' concubine, a prize of battle, and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life, as one of the many conquered women who serve the Greek army.
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This Narrator Is A Spoken Word Goddess.
- By Texastential on 12-31-18
By: Pat Barker
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Ariadne
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape.
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We've been spoiled for choice
- By Stefan Filipovits on 05-04-21
By: Jennifer Saint
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Lore
- By: Alexandra Bracken
- Narrated by: Fryda Wolff
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world, turning her back on the hunt’s promises of eternal glory after her family was murdered by a rival line. For years she's pushed away any thought of revenge against the man - now a god - responsible for their deaths.
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Fast Paced And Really Enjoyable :D
- By Doha on 01-12-21
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Pandora's Jar
- Women in the Greek Myths
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The tellers of Greek myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil—like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world’s suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over.
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The Golden Age Continues
- By Stefan Filipovits on 03-29-22
By: Natalie Haynes
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Bunny
- A Novel
- By: Mona Awad
- Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort—a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other "Bunny", and seem to move and speak as one. But everything changes when Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies' fabled "Smut Salon"....
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Chuck Palahniuk in Pearls and Ballet Flats
- By Arlis on 06-29-19
By: Mona Awad
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Stone Blind
- A Novel
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
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Don’t Look Away
- By Stefan Filipovits on 02-07-23
By: Natalie Haynes
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The Future
- By: Naomi Alderman
- Narrated by: Guinevere Turner, Natalie Naudus, Jeremy Bobb, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she’s surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father’s fox and rabbit sermon—once a parable to her—are starting to come true, how much future is actually left?
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A unique (and hopeful?) account of the apocalypse
- By Geonn Cannon on 11-08-23
By: Naomi Alderman
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- Sarah
- 11-19-08
Fun Classical Immersion
Great use of the Greek gods in a fun, fun story. Neil and Alice are well-drawn characters with a great sense of love and friendship. Narrator is excellent, voicing each of the gods with their unique personality and delivering a real sense of restraint and decorum to Alice and Neil. Loved it.
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- Etoile NEOhio
- 09-06-23
One of the funniest books I've read in a LONG time
One of the funniest books I've read in a LONG time! Take Christopher Moore and Jasper Fforde and D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths, shake well with 21st century London, add a dash of Adam & Eve Hot Chat and voila! Brilliant! Mere mortals Neil and Alice find themselves caught up in The Pantheon sorting out their own relevance in the modern era and off we go!
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- Wendy
- 05-14-13
What a hilariously naughty romping great read!
Would you listen to Gods Behaving Badly again? Why?
The story is a superb cant on the daily activities Roman Gods and their effect on the human populous. I have listened to this story about five times since I bought it and still immensely enjoy it every time.
What did you like best about this story?
Marie Phillips puts together a superb story of bitter Gods who have fallen on hard times, and how the arrival of a simple housekeeper creates a butterfly effect that literally encompasses Heaven to Hell. To top off the mayhem, the housekeepers newly found boyfriend uncovers some disturbing information about these Gods and steps up to try and help rectify all.
What about Rosalyn Landor’s performance did you like?
Rosalyn Landor performs a myriad of distinct voices that brings the characters' persona from black and white into technicolor. Super job.
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- Paul Woodson
- 07-02-15
Hilarious bash at the Greek Gods in modern times!
What made the experience of listening to Gods Behaving Badly the most enjoyable?
Writing and narration were equally commendable. Marie Phillips has a great sense of comedy and Rosalyn Landor knows just how to deliver it, with a bit of class and subtlety.
Which character – as performed by Rosalyn Landor – was your favorite?
There were many great characters and she performed each of them distinctly and to full effect. Apollo may have been my favorite, but her renditions of Aphrodite and Alice were both very effective as well.
If you could rename Gods Behaving Badly, what would you call it?
Its title is a perfect summation already. Why change it?
Any additional comments?
I'll definitely look for more books by both the author and narrator.
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- ElleOfTheIsle
- 08-07-16
Enjoyable!
Loved the concept, and execution of the story. Quirky and sweet, the main characters are a bit overstated, but in a comedic way. The narrator wasn't my favorite at first, but adds a goofy value when you get used to her.
I definitely recommend it!
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- Kimberly
- 05-21-08
Meh
There are worse ways to spend a few hours. It beats watching TV at least.
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- Mike From Mesa
- 12-29-07
Delightful fantasy
My first thought when I started to listen to this book was that the author deserved at least 3 stars for coming up with the idea of the old Greek Gods alive and living, if not well, in London. The reader does an excellent job and I thought it was one of the more delightful books I have listened to in a while. Perhaps not as good as "A Dirty Job" but the first half was funny enough to have me laughing out loud as I listened.
The second half was more serious, but a change was probably needed to get the characters out of the situations they were in after the first half.
All in all I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to listen to something light and who is willing to suspend belief enough to consider a world where one Greek god has become a Christian and where others act as a collection of spolied children. I thought it was great.
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- Katie Firestone
- 03-24-18
slow to start with a strong finish
Slow start, but it really picks about about half way through and is great from there.
Perfect for people who loved mythology growing up or even for those Percy Jackson fans who have grown up a bit.
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- Alice
- 03-07-09
Very amusing!
It's a new twist on an old story! Reminded me a little of wicked. The narrator was very entertaining. I especially liked that the gods didn't act very god-like. All of their gifts and talents had turned into burdens!
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- LilliasOleno
- 10-03-15
Wonderful wonderful book!
This book is so well-written, so clever & witty, I can't believe I just stumbled across it. The author has since published another - Audible, please add it, using the same narrator!
Excellent fit between narrator & material.
Loved it, want more!
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