The book jumps back and forth between the past and the present. It seems a little pointless at first but it really is the only thing that makes sense at the end. You can sort of figure out where things are headed but it keeps enough secrets to keep you interested. The thing is, this book made me insanely uncomfortable. not because of the religious undertones but because of the off the wall things that the "siblings" did and said. I get that they were secluded from the world until their father went missing but they are complete neanderthals...very little sense of humanity.
The whole book I was like is he God and they are angels? Then it said he was "a fallen soldier" or something like that so then I thought is he Lucifer and they are his minions? Clearly he is some sort of deity. And his friends/enemies are deities also. It was a very strange way of explaining the unexplainable things of the world.
The book was disturbing, at times disgusting, quite funny, and very very good. I would recommend it. It is different. I have noting to compare it to because I've not read anything like it. I almost want to read it again because I feel like I may have missed somethings because too many things were going on that I was trying to follow.
SPOILERS
While I wanted to like Carolyn because she was the most human of the bunch, she scared me. She appeared to want to do the right thing but most of her decisions were based on very selfish reasons. She hurt someone she really cared about because she thought she had to. She deceived her father and her family. She killed people. She was becoming a vengeful demigod. Her brother Michael was my favorite. He was innocent. He was perfectly happy in nature and not dealing with anyone. David absolutely terrified me. He was the epitome of animalistic thinking. He only cared about himself and his needs. Even if that meant taking it by force...trigger warning. The other "siblings" played a smaller part. WE hear about Jennifer who can heal and Margaret who walks with the dead but they aren't as prominent. Steve was a good person with a flawed sense of self. He tried to do right by everyone. Erwin was a hero. He was brash and a tad scary but he was a hero.
Then we meet Father. Yea I was just as shocked. He seemed like such a jerkface when described by Carolyn and I am sure he was but he had his reasons. He did unspeakable things but it was to keep the world in balance.
I received this book for free from Blogging for Books to read and give an honest review.
| 04/18 | page 23 |
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5.0% | "Did I take drugs? What is happening??? I don't hate it but it is WEIRD!" |
| 04/18 | page 24 |
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6.0% | "Chapter 2: Buddhism for Assholes....what am I reading?!?!?!" |
| 04/18 | page 37 |
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9.0% | ""She smelled like she hadn't bathed in...well, a while - but it was a good kind of haven't bathed in a while..." What?!?!?! There's a "good kind" of haven't bathed in a while...?" |
| 04/19 | page 47 |
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12.0% | ""It says here father was 'cast down and broken'." Like...like Lucifer...? What is this book about?" |
| 04/19 | page 63 |
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16.0% | ""You might have told me he was a f**king Tiger, Michael!" Okay, it has some comedy." |
| 04/26 | page 146 |
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37.0% | "As Steve describes the epic sex he can hear happening between David and the "walks with the dead" chick all I can "hear" is scenes from Robot Chicken parodying sex and its so funny...in my head." |
| 04/28 | page 217 |
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55.0% |
"Dr: Oh. Are you a Buddhist? Steve: No. I'm an a**hole. But I keep trying. " He's pretty funny...for getting used as a lion's chew toy." |
| 05/04 | page 269 |
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69.0% | "Holy $hit she just ripped his boys off!!!! What am I reading?!?!?!?" |
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