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Divine Misfortune

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DIVINE MISFORTUNE is a story of gods and mortals---in worship, in love, and at parties.

Teri and Phil had never needed their own personal god. But when Phil is passed up for a promotion - again-it's time to take matters into their own hands. And look online.

Choosing a god isn't as simple as you would think. There are too many choices; and they often have very hefty prices...more

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Published March 26th 2010 by Orbit

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Feb 18, 2011 Colleen McGlashen rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I did like this book, it is amusing at times and I liked the characters. I think this book would have gotten more stars if I hadn't read Neil Gaiman's American God's book previously. If I compare Divine Misfortune to American Gods....well, American Gods wins hands down. So, if you haven't read American Gods yet....well...then read Divine Misfortune first and you'll enjoy this book more.

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Jun 30, 2010 Pagetranquillity rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, from-library

Imagine a world where gods and humans directly interact. Then imagine the possibilities. Such a fun book, and a fast read--even for me who manages an average sized book every two weeks. I think everyone should sit down every now and then with just this kind of clever and lighthearted material. You have a minor but successful god of fortune, his highly likeable aimless friend Quick, aka serpent god Quetzalcoatl, a love goddess who made the grave mistake of falling in love herself turning her into...more

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May 10, 2011 Bridget rated it 4 of 5 stars

Probably more of a 3.5 but a quick, fun read. Not as good as say 'Good Omens' but a cute use of mythology meeting modern day mortals. How could I not like a story about a god of minor good fortune with a raccoon head, where humans search for gods on a match.com like site? Worth the couple of hours it takes to read.

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Mar 19, 2013 Kathryn Patterson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, magic

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you could actually talk to the gods? I have, and that's why I read "Divine Misfortune", the story of how two ordinary people change their life with the contractual inclusion of Luka, the God of Luck and Fortune.

I am a fan of A. Lee Martinez other books, because I like how he creates worlds. This book proves to be no exception; Mr. Martinez presents the reader with a believable world in which anyone can log into Pantheon.com and find their own god...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

This is one of those books; I knew I was going to love. You know when you read the blurb about a book and you are like, wow that sounds interesting, and you open it to read a few pages? Ok if the dedication gets you to laugh you know the book will not disappoint. For the horde! "Divine Misfortune" takes place in an alternative world where the mythological gods exist and are still worshipped. They even have a match-up service similar to eHarmony where browsers can find a compatible god. This was...more

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Nov 13, 2012 Deborah Daigneault rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of the works of Christopher Moore; Neil Gaiman and Simon Green

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Fans of Christopher Moore and Neil Gaiman will think A Lee Martinez is a long lost sibling after reading Divine Misfortune. This tongue-in -cheek story about the danger's of selecting a "personal" Diety kept me smiling all the way through. Phil and Terri are a young married couple who are "getting by" on their own Merit, but after being passed over for promotion after promotion, Phil brings up the idea of "signing up" as a follower of a God who could make their lives just a little bit better. Af...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Van rated it 4 of 5 stars

Personally, I found this short little novel to be quite lovely and extremely entertaining. As a reader I consider myself to be well versed in the magnificent works of the great Terry Pratchett, as such I am confident that any fan of his books will find this one at least moderately entertaining, and well worth the time it takes to read it, which in all honesty is not that much. It has a premise which might seem a bit odd to some, but I thought it was quirky and immensely humorous. Over all the bo...more Personally, I found this short little novel to be quite lovely and extremely entertaining. As a reader I consider myself to be well versed in the magnificent works of the great Terry Pratchett, as such I am confident that any fan of his books will find this one at least moderately entertaining, and well worth the time it takes to read it, which in all honesty is not that much. It has a premise which might seem a bit odd to some, but I thought it was quirky and immensely humorous. Over all the book was also very well written, and the wit and humor were rife throughout.
The main character Phil and his wife Teri are troubled by the fact that they don’t have a god. Which might sound strange, but in this magnificent universe that Martinez creates, an entire Pantheon of Gods are worshipped by the mortals, since the Gods grant their loyal followers a great many rewards and bonuses for worshipping them. Teri and Phil seem to be falling behind in life since they lack a deity to call their own, so they go online to find one, what they come up with is seemingly easy-going and relaxed god who’s a bit down on his luck, they find Lucky. They had no idea the wondrous fate that would befall them.
Lucky coincidentally come with some unknown baggage. He has a long running feud with a God of Death and Destruction, a crazy ex-girlfriend Goddess, and it seems as if his problems catch up to Teri and Phil, and it’s all they can do just to stay alive. Then just to make matters all the more interesting Lucky’s friend Quick, who was the god of the Incas, needs a place to crash and Lucky invites him to stay with the couple and himself, all the while Lucky is falling in love with Teri’s best friend Janet who has a thing for gods for some reason. So things are just getting crazy and everyone is trying to get what they want, which causes some absolutely hilarious conflicts and drama.
Everything comes together in a side-splitting and action packed conclusion, as a show down between the gods begins for the sake of their humans the power to try and destroy the world as we know it. This book is a great read, and I highly recommend it to readers of all ages.

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Oct 04, 2012 Felicitas rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comedy, fantasy-and-the-like

An entertaining book. Well-paced and funny, with an original plot idea (modern, everyday people worship ancient gods, or rather: subscribe to them, because in the end it's just a business transaction - they give small offerings in return for promotions or banal things like perfectly green and lush front lawns in the middle of a draught), nice side blows to office life and a very amusing godess-of-love turned goddess-of-tragedy. I smiled a lot when reading the book and even sometimes laughed out...more

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Jun 09, 2011 Stefan Frings rated it 4 of 5 stars

I stumbled upon this book because of Goodreads "Readers also enjoyed..." feature on the page for A Dirty Job. I really hope they build on it, because I honestly think that that's the best way to discover new authors and books.
But enough of that - let's get back to Divine Misfortune.

If you feel hard done-by, or your're jealous of your neighbour who can afford all the latest gadgets because he sacrifices the odd lamb to his god once in a while - you can just fire up "pantheon.com" (a matchmaking s...more

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Jul 25, 2012 Greg Zink rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

I guess you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, since this had an eye-catching cover, an intriguing-sounding summary on the front flap, and very little else going for it. I started off fairly excited for the prospects of this book, since I'm usually a fan of the so-called mythic fiction genre, up to the incredible (and not at all similar) American Gods. But as I progressed through this book the story began to drag, and eventually I just had to power through to be done with it.

I love the idea of...more

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Sep 02, 2011 Jacki rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Life is just not as easy for Teri and Phil as it is for others. Phil keeps getting passed over for promotions and they can't keep their yard green. Phil suggests they breakdown and find their own personal deity.

With a long list of deities to choose from, they settle on a god of good luck, who happens to have a raccoon head and plans on taking up residence in their home. Be for you know it, they are hosting parties for the not so popular gods and mythical creatures and their lives are on the lin...more

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May 28, 2012 Josh rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm uncomfortable giving this book a 4 star rating. This is the second Martinez book I've read, and I like his stuff. It's certainly entertaining, and he focuses on very human, moral questions in the middle of lots of absurd tentacle monster battles. But there's a certain dullness to the prose that puts me off slightly. It never quite cracks the wit as sharp as I want it to. That's not saying that I wish it was funnier. I just wish the prose had more killer instinct and harder edges. It feels fu...more I'm uncomfortable giving this book a 4 star rating. This is the second Martinez book I've read, and I like his stuff. It's certainly entertaining, and he focuses on very human, moral questions in the middle of lots of absurd tentacle monster battles. But there's a certain dullness to the prose that puts me off slightly. It never quite cracks the wit as sharp as I want it to. That's not saying that I wish it was funnier. I just wish the prose had more killer instinct and harder edges. It feels fuzzy in places. It's a little hard to back that up, but that's how it plays for me.

The focus is on story and character craft, with Douglas Adams-esque flights of imagination to round it out. The characters are nicely drawn without being belabored. They're decidedly cartoony, but with real human-style concerns to keep them interesting. Both books I've read are fun, and my feeling is that this fact defeats most criticisms. You're following big characters around in fantastic adventures, and if the characters weren't as big, or if the adventures weren't as fantastic you'd be missing something. It's also nice that there's some moral substance to interact with. Setting off this kind of "light writing" against Wodehouse, Martinez has actual moral questions he's interacting with where Wodehouse has none. So it's fun, but the fun is grounded in human issues.

This makes the books more like Pixar movies in novel form for adults. I can see how that might come off as a disparagement, but it shouldn't. That's a great thing for a book to be. It's not the only thing for a book to be, but it's not a bad thing to try for. The only failing on this front, is that I feel like Pixar has complete mastery of the vocabulary and range of expression they have access to in filmmaking, where Martinez is more limited. His language just isn't as much fun as it could be.

He cites Edgar Rice Burroughs and Douglas Adams as inspirations, and then seems to focus on comic books and movies and video games. There's nothing wrong with counting Superman and Batman as inspirations, but I wonder if he's neglected stronger prose writers to such an extent that he's been slightly handicapped. Impossible to say. Maybe he's a closet Nabokov fan. But if he is, it doesn't show.(less)

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Jan 16, 2012 Sunil rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

I was hooked from the first chapter, which introduced the hilarious concept of the book: not only are gods real, but anyone can become a follower of a god to pay tribute and reap the benefits. The book opens as our heroes, Teri and Phil, essentially surf an online dating service to find a god. They settle on a luck god...who promptly moves in with them, to their dismay.

Meanwhile, Bonnie finds herself attached to Syph, a goddess of heartbreak, and Worthington becomes the number one follower of Go...more

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Jan 22, 2011 Erica M rated it 5 of 5 stars

Mortals and Gods meddling in each other's affairs is never a good idea. But when the world has domesticated Gods to the point of needing to advertise via a matching website (think Match.com but instead of matching for love they match for divine favor) you're in for a few bumps along the way.

A. Lee Martinez is easily one of my favorite authors. It's hard for me to possibly like him ore than I already do but the fact that he actually gives a shout out to World of Warcraft: For the Horde! in his d...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Valerie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2013

A friend showed this book to me while we were browsing at the bookstore and when I read this small excerpt from the inside cover, I knew I was going to buy it:

"Maybe you should get a god"
"We have one."
"Oh really?" Janet raised an eyebrow. "Is he hot? Or is he even a he? Did you go the goddess route?"
"No, he's a he."
"Cool. So is he hot?"
"He's a raccoon."
"Like with the striped tail and the cute little paws?"
Teri nodded.
"Very retro."

A young couple, Phil & Teri, who are a little down on their lu...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Kelly Small rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was very different from any other that I've read...
It was quick and fun and fluffy in a good way. The basic story is that a married couple are shopping for a God- not in the sense of finding a religion- but literally internet shopping for a God. It's obviously a far-fetched fiction story written in another day and age and in it people can choose a god they want to follow. Each god has a specific area of expertise, so what's kind of strange is that let's say you picked a gardening god.....more

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Jul 23, 2010 Shedrick Pittman-Hassett rated it 5 of 5 stars

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You need a god. Or maybe a goddess. Either way, you need direct intervention in your life by a deific presence of one type or another. Your colleagues get those raises and promotions that they pray and sacrifice for while you toil away with only your own abilities and ideas to aid you. The neighbor’s yard always looks just right after the intercession of their agricultural deity. The world spins beneath you and you simply struggle to hang on...more From my blog: http://serialdistractions.wordpress.c...

You need a god. Or maybe a goddess. Either way, you need direct intervention in your life by a deific presence of one type or another. Your colleagues get those raises and promotions that they pray and sacrifice for while you toil away with only your own abilities and ideas to aid you. The neighbor’s yard always looks just right after the intercession of their agricultural deity. The world spins beneath you and you simply struggle to hang on without a hand descending from the heavens to give you balance. So you get on the internet, go through the directories and find one that will get you the maximum benefit with the minimum acceptable sacrifice. Few are so gauche as to require blood anymore, though some do like a good sandwich or maybe a fatted calf. So you sign up and voila! You are now a follower of an anthropomorphic (usually) cosmic mover-and-shaker. This delightfully twisted take on the deity/follower relationship is the lynchpin of A. Lee Martinez’s latest novel, Divine Misfortune.

Teri and Phil are your typical young, suburban couple. They’ve been getting by without jumping on the god-bandwagon but want more out of life. Teri’s reluctant at first (after all, what happened to her anti-deity college ideals?), but eventually agrees to sign on. They select Luka (aka “Lucky”), a raccoon god of prosperity. Who, after a very bumpy trial-and-tribulation period of resistance on the part of Teri and Phil, moves into their guest room and throws a block party. Life under the influence of a luck god proves to be pretty nice…but unbeknownst to Lucky’s favorite new followers, old enemies are stirring and plotting revenge against the easy-going icon of prosperity--and are more than willing to enact their vengeance upon his followers.

Divine Misfortune is a delightful and fun book. Fast-paced and funny, but, like Martinez’s other works, infused with an underlying thread of humanity that gives it emotional resonance. The jokes are there and are funny, but the plot isn’t just a set up for a punch line. He takes a premise rife with the potential for humor, mines it for its choice nuggets of fun, but also tells a story about human nature; much like mythology and its stories of flawed gods and goddesses on which he draws. Further, while quirky and humorous, his villains truly are evil and bring actual menace to bear on the conflict. He consistently walks a tightrope, dipping to the left and then to right on occasion, but ultimately not needing the net.

The characterizations of the novel really make it shine. Both the divine characters (especially Lucky and Quick) and the mundane ones (Bonnie and Janet) are well-drawn and engaging. The only exception, ironically enough, are the characterizations of Teri and Phil. While they are great foils to the zany menagerie of gods, demigods, and just-plain-odd folks that careen in and out of their house during the adventure, the central couple’s portrayal feels a bit flat. Perhaps because they’re such great straight men, they simply don’t sparkle as brightly as some of the other players.

Despite this small quibble (and it is small), make no mistake: this book is fun, fast, and funny. This is mythology ala Douglas Adams or Robert Asprin, not Edith Hamilton or Joseph Campbell. It’s funny because it’s true—even if there is a winged-serpent-sun-god called Quick (formerly Quetzalcoatl ) watching Oprah on the couch.
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Dec 20, 2010 Joe rated it 3 of 5 stars

Another winner from Martinez. This guy will make you laugh I promise. When a couple decide they need to affiliate themselves with a God they turn to the Internets second biggest matching sight and end up in the middle of a thousand year old love triangle. Throw in a scorned love Goddess, one ancient God of chaos and Lucky, their newly chosen God of luck and prosperity and we find were not so different from immortals.
Syph, the scorned love Goddess has been stalking Lucky for a Milena, literally....more

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Apr 22, 2012 Angeli M. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

I was tempted to give this 4/5 stars, but opted for 3 instead because of the pace. The beginning and early-middle were fine pace-wise, but the ending felt rushed. I think the book could've easily been a few chapters longer and it would've only done good. I liked the introduction and development of the characters and their relationships, but the latter half of the book felt like a rushed explanation and resolution to the whole Lucky/Syph/Gorgoz problem.

Pacing issues aside, this was a very enterta...more

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Feb 17, 2011 Kater Cheek rated it 4 of 5 stars

Truly humorous novels are a rare and good thing to find, and a story about a young couple who start to worship a randy, raccoon-headed god of luck fits.

The premise is that in this world, gods have always been with us. Sometimes they sleep with mortals or ruin their lives, sometimes the mortals curry favor, and sometimes they have their own issues. Phil and Teri never wanted a god, but when Phil gets passed over for a promotion for the second time, they decide to find one on the internet. Their...more

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Mar 25, 2013 Cathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, humor, read-in-2013, mythology, twitter-author, urban

I really liked this one. It just grabbed me from beginning to end, it was all smooth sailing. I've real a handful of his books lately and I liked all of them, but only a couple have been super-successful for my tastes, just getting the style and rhythm and humor all firing on all cylinders. This was my favorite so far after The Automated Detective. I knew things were going in the right direction when I picked up a few library books that I was really looking forward to and I thought that since I'...more I really liked this one. It just grabbed me from beginning to end, it was all smooth sailing. I've real a handful of his books lately and I liked all of them, but only a couple have been super-successful for my tastes, just getting the style and rhythm and humor all firing on all cylinders. This was my favorite so far after The Automated Detective. I knew things were going in the right direction when I picked up a few library books that I was really looking forward to and I thought that since I'd just started this I'd put this aside for a while and get back to it later. But when I started to actually put it aside I just didn't want to. I was only on page 28 at the time, hadn't even met Bonnie yet, barely knew Phil and Teri and Lucky at all. But I could sense the rhythm, the pattern of how it would unfold, and I just wanted to read more.

There were a number of familiar elements from some of his other books, but it felt really fresh, and much less cheesy than some of them as well. Not that cheesy doesn't have it's place. I wish I hadn't just read Chasing the Moon (which was actually published a year after this one), it is quite similar in some ways, both are alternate histories of Earth, both have gods that people get stuck with, although the gods are very different, Diana and Bonnie seem quite similar in some ways. But I could certainly list even more ways in which the books were different. And the humor in this one struck me more.

I really liked the way he used a mix of well knows gods, lesser know myths from around the world, and his own made-up gods, keeping me on my toes doing my research. And thanks to modern Internet capability I was able to catch the links between some of the names in this and Gil's All Fright Diner that I'd have missed otherwise, which gave me an extra couple of chuckles.

On a tiny bit of a serious note, beneath the fun little romp, there is a very clearly stated message to this book. Bonnie thinks on page 28, "If there was one thing that her dealings with the divine would teach her, it was that there was no larger plan. Mortals might not like that. Gods might do their best to deny it. But Whim was the true ruler of the universe.." Then the book goes on to portray the gods as extremely failable, often petty, creatures who are clearly more interested in food, shelter, and cable television than any thoughts about guiding humans to live a moral life or anything resembling what many major current religions espouse. It's the Mount Olympus model, the gods are more super-powerful people than anything especially divine. The idea that there is no big answer to be found, no higher purpose, seems to be a theme in Martinez's work; it certainly was in Chasing the Moon. Those gods/Eldritch beings certainly didn't control anything, and West and the monsters kept explaining to Diana that there was no meaning to anything, that she could ask questions but couldn't expect any answers. So what's the meaning behind the theme? I don't know. Take care of your friends, maybe, you never know when there'll step up to take care of you right back. Or maybe to live for the moment. Or maybe that there really is no theme, just read it and have fun. (less)

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Sep 08, 2011 Lana. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, funny-ha-ha

After being passed up yet again at another promotion, Phil decides he and his wife need a little divine intervention: A personal god. A god who’s not too aggressive or scary, but one who could nudge things in the right direction. Luka, a raccoon-headed god of prosperity, sounded perfect online. But of course, when one gets involved with gods, misfortune is as likely as fortune.

Definitely a quick and funny take on what life might be like if all the gods of mythology were to co-exist in our moder...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Laura Vona rated it 5 of 5 stars

I can't believe I saved the best for last! To the best of my knowledge, I have read all of the other A. Lee Martinez books but kind of avoided this one as it was the most popular requested of his books at the shops where I used to work. I figured if it's popular, how good can it really be? Now, after reading it, all I can think is "Why did I buy this as a download?!? Now I can't share it!"
Bummer, because I absolutely loved this one and feel it to be one of his best.
I could not help but think o...more

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Apr 18, 2011 Nathan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2011, real-world-fantasy

This is the first book I'd read by Martinez, and I wasn't disappointed. Divine Misfortune is about a young couple and their search for a new god. The gods are everywhere, and they affect everything.

The book is cute. I think I only laughed out loud once, but I was grinning at the wit and humor the whole time. It was a fast read; I picked it up after work and had it done when I went to bed. Great if you're just looking for something to kill a few hours with.

As to the reviews that keep invoking G...more

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Sep 13, 2012 J. Knell rated it 4 of 5 stars

During the death rattle of Borders, I was lucky enough to score a copy of Divine Misfortune. Days and several chapters later, I cleared out the Borders' remaining stock of A. Lee Martinez novels.

Truth be told, the novel did stumble a bit in the second half, but all in all it kept me reading and giggling throughout the story. It sets up the weird premise of a universe where the variety of gods are all real, but it works well and it manages to give the gods a sense of humanity while showing the be...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Feb 23, 2011 Aaron Delcourt rated it 3 of 5 stars

Divine Misfortune is about a married couple that have been under some bad luck. They have decided to find a god on the internet and when none of them seem quite right, they find Luka the raccoon god of prosperity, AKA Lucky. What follows is a very intriguing and complex story, that uses all sorts of preexisting mythology, and some new concepts and gods that Martinez has created on his own. I really enjoyed this book, but It wasn't quite as good as his last book, Monster. I know the two books are...more

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Jun 04, 2011 Thorin McGee rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Really, this is just a soap opera where some fo the characters, instead of being pretty white people, are pretty dieties. Any good fantasy book uses the supernatural as metaphores to explore the human condition. This book doesn't use it's gods as metaphores for humans, it just treats them as humans. They have some powers, but those are entirely tangential to the story. The gods are just people too. In fact, you could have substituted the gods with rich benfactors, and it wouldn't change the stor...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Jacy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I actually give this book 3.5 stars!

This was a really enjoyable story. It was funny. I liked the premise and found the characters fun and enduring. Quick is my favorite character, even though he is a minor character. He's the wise old guy that everyone should listen to but nobody does. Phil and Teri are great and their relationship has a genuine quality to it. I found Lucky to be both likable and disdainful, I guess that makes him a good god. The whole book centers on a love feud and revenge bet...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Marsha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, literature-fiction, humor

Phil and Terry just wanted to get a little luck into their lives. So they called upon Luka (“Call me Lucky”), raccoon god of prosperity and good fortune. Of course, there is the small matter of tribute, letting him crash on their couch and that unholy war with a chaos god he forgot to mention that comes with the package…

Part Douglas Adams, part Terry Pratchett, wholly original and screamingly funny, here is a tale of bumbling gods, pissed-off mortals, god groupies and what happens when old deit...more

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A. Lee Martinez was born in El Paso, Texas. At the age of eighteen, for no apparent reason, he started writing novels. Thirteen short years (and a little over a dozen manuscripts) later, his first novel, Gil's All Fright Diner, was published. His hobbies include juggling, games of all sorts, and astral projecting. Also, he likes to sing along with the radio when he's in the car by himself.

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