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Ohh! Gods Are Online
‘Ohh! Gods Are Online..’ is an experimental book wherein the Gods move from the realm of the fantasy to the real world in the quest of solutions to the human dilemmas as they decide the fate of their creation – Mankind.
Christ lives on his own island where the dead souls are welcomed to the afterworld. The other God, Krishna, lives in the harsh real world as a humble pantry boy employed in a hospital – easing the final journey of the people who are dying. Buddy Roy, the Buddha, sends his calming waves to the world from afar. Ati, the God of Atheists, lives on his island with his own set of followers. While Gods go about their tasks they connect on Facebook to ‘chat up’ God things.
The Gods travel between the imagined worlds – Clacton-on-Sea, Jaywick, Frinton-on-Sea, the underwater World of Mermaids and the real world. Human stories of mortals are woven within the fabric of the main story of Gods. Sunderaman is the meanness in man that Gods must confront. Nick, the God of Evil, contrives to use Sunderaman as a pawn to oust the Gods. Somdev, the Godman, wants his share of the Gods’ world. Gods watch over as human characters live out their destinies.
A fast-paced novel, ‘Ohh! Gods Are Online..’, moves between the worlds of men, Gods, and evil forces. Men are transformed to animals and Gods live like men. The characters slide from one life to afterlife and the next life.
Humour, philosophy, fantasy, mythology, and a compelling story are crafted together to write the novel. The novel was neither discussed, nor planned. The chapters were added in a two-year-long to and fro of the script between the authors. The story took many turns and twists as the writers played a game of challenging each other with new characters and plots. The story was neither planned, nor contrived, it was allowed to flow.
Christ lives on his own island where the dead souls are welcomed to the afterworld. The other God, Krishna, lives in the harsh real world as a humble pantry boy employed in a hospital – easing the final journey of the people who are dying. Buddy Roy, the Buddha, sends his calming waves to the world from afar. Ati, the God of Atheists, lives on his island with his own set of followers. While Gods go about their tasks they connect on Facebook to ‘chat up’ God things.
The Gods travel between the imagined worlds – Clacton-on-Sea, Jaywick, Frinton-on-Sea, the underwater World of Mermaids and the real world. Human stories of mortals are woven within the fabric of the main story of Gods. Sunderaman is the meanness in man that Gods must confront. Nick, the God of Evil, contrives to use Sunderaman as a pawn to oust the Gods. Somdev, the Godman, wants his share of the Gods’ world. Gods watch over as human characters live out their destinies.
A fast-paced novel, ‘Ohh! Gods Are Online..’, moves between the worlds of men, Gods, and evil forces. Men are transformed to animals and Gods live like men. The characters slide from one life to afterlife and the next life.
Humour, philosophy, fantasy, mythology, and a compelling story are crafted together to write the novel. The novel was neither discussed, nor planned. The chapters were added in a two-year-long to and fro of the script between the authors. The story took many turns and twists as the writers played a game of challenging each other with new characters and plots. The story was neither planned, nor contrived, it was allowed to flow.
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First published January 1, 2013
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June 1, 2018
I started reading it as I found the title very amusing and as change of taste after self-help book.
I did not find anything funny in the book and hardly there are instances where author will make you smile leave aside situation of laughing.
It gets boring sometimes in between but has quite few chapters where you will get interest due to unpredictable content.
Story revolves around gods of all religions who are friends and take various avatars and births on earth to help humans and they live like an ordinary human who is sometime corrupt, egoistic, full of lust and greed.
During the time when gods are on earth living as human they use internet and social platform like facebook etc to get in touch with each other and share their experience.
The concept is very good and little more focus on lesson teaching of life and power of believe in God in human heart could have been really a wroth reading the book which I didn't find and felt disappointed as neither it is funny nor educating.
2 out of 5 stars.
Not recommend for reading.
I did not find anything funny in the book and hardly there are instances where author will make you smile leave aside situation of laughing.
It gets boring sometimes in between but has quite few chapters where you will get interest due to unpredictable content.
Story revolves around gods of all religions who are friends and take various avatars and births on earth to help humans and they live like an ordinary human who is sometime corrupt, egoistic, full of lust and greed.
During the time when gods are on earth living as human they use internet and social platform like facebook etc to get in touch with each other and share their experience.
The concept is very good and little more focus on lesson teaching of life and power of believe in God in human heart could have been really a wroth reading the book which I didn't find and felt disappointed as neither it is funny nor educating.
2 out of 5 stars.
Not recommend for reading.
February 22, 2017
This is a book that brings together fantasy and reality.
The premise of the book is that Gods are on the earth in human form and they are present online too. They interact with others over Facebook and puts in too much time to carefully consider their profile picture. It deals with the lives of various Gods in their human avatars and their daily interactions. It all begins when Chris (read Lord Christ) decides to open a Facebook account and discovers that most Gods are already online, like for instance Krishna (Read Lord Krishna). Then comes Buddy Roy (read Lord Buddha) and Ati (God of Atheists). Their interactions often take a philosophical turn and together they ‘wonder’ about the human nature.
Though the blurb comes across as funny, at the same time it also cautions us to expect the unexpected and frankly, the book turned out quite different from what I initially expected. While the authors maintained a humorous edge, they also included a heavy dose of what I can only term as human psychology. For instance, they wonder why we are comfortable befriending stranger on the virtual world yet uncomfortable connecting with people in our real lives. Or why a lady who so deeply believed in Gods, yet failed to see their presence in her life. Or why a man with Arthritis chooses to curse the Gods instead of exercising. I will freely admit that the book had me laughing quite a few times and also I did like the concept that the God of Atheists worked on. But at the same time, I kept feeling as if something was missing in the book. For me it was the narration style and the overall presentation that lacked the lure. Plus there were certain characters that just didn’t reach out to me.
I will give you this – it is different. It will be difficult to find a grey area with this book and you will either like or dislike it. It didn’t strike a chord with me – but I will leave the choice of whether to pick up this one or not – up to you.
The premise of the book is that Gods are on the earth in human form and they are present online too. They interact with others over Facebook and puts in too much time to carefully consider their profile picture. It deals with the lives of various Gods in their human avatars and their daily interactions. It all begins when Chris (read Lord Christ) decides to open a Facebook account and discovers that most Gods are already online, like for instance Krishna (Read Lord Krishna). Then comes Buddy Roy (read Lord Buddha) and Ati (God of Atheists). Their interactions often take a philosophical turn and together they ‘wonder’ about the human nature.
Though the blurb comes across as funny, at the same time it also cautions us to expect the unexpected and frankly, the book turned out quite different from what I initially expected. While the authors maintained a humorous edge, they also included a heavy dose of what I can only term as human psychology. For instance, they wonder why we are comfortable befriending stranger on the virtual world yet uncomfortable connecting with people in our real lives. Or why a lady who so deeply believed in Gods, yet failed to see their presence in her life. Or why a man with Arthritis chooses to curse the Gods instead of exercising. I will freely admit that the book had me laughing quite a few times and also I did like the concept that the God of Atheists worked on. But at the same time, I kept feeling as if something was missing in the book. For me it was the narration style and the overall presentation that lacked the lure. Plus there were certain characters that just didn’t reach out to me.
I will give you this – it is different. It will be difficult to find a grey area with this book and you will either like or dislike it. It didn’t strike a chord with me – but I will leave the choice of whether to pick up this one or not – up to you.
September 1, 2013
By Rashmi N. Kalsie and George Dixon. Grade B.
A few days ago, we planned to watch a movie. I was expecting Pacific Rim, and was all excited to see huge monsters oozing out of some vortex in the Pacific Ocean and huge manually controlled robots mercilessly gutting each other. But due to a sudden change in plans, I was sitting in the theater and watching a period romantic drama ‘Lootera’. While my friends were still in their long undisturbed spell of cinematic juicy showcase, I was in reveries of colossal and eye popping CGI I could have seen in Pacific Rim. Honestly speaking, my discontent ruined a very accomplished film. Something similar happened with “Oh! Gods Are Online”.
An intriguing concept and a book authored by two writers who have never met. It made me pregnant with excitement. If you judge a book by its cover or by the back cover that gives you the synopsis, then you are reading a wrong book here. It give an impression of humor but it is more of philosophy. All the lead characters are present on the book cover: Christ known as Chris; Buddha as Buddy Roy; Lord Krishana as Krishana himself; and Old Nick, the God of misfortune, the antagonist of the story.
Chris is living on attractive coastline settlement of Clacton-on-Sea, England, periodically switching from human to God form when required. Krishana lives in poverty plagued chawl in Delhi and work as pantry boy in hospital, close to people in suffering. Then we have Nick, feeding on the greed of humans, inflicting mayhem on mankind, inducing people to do all the stuff our moral compass deems wrong.
There are aspects of book which make you smile and think. It is one part philosophy, one part satire, and one part fantasy – which we can say is perfect recipe for a good book, but most of it is half baked and tasteless. To be fair, a story where Gods live as humans and networking to each other via Internet aroused excitement. The concept is interesting but somewhere in its production it went awfully wrong to the point of irreparability. The writing style is flat and tone is slow which makes it pretentious philosophical preaching. It would have been easier to read if authors had chosen analogies to explain their message rather than bombarding the readers with lectures on transcendence, spirituality and morality.
Also ahem! The book has something for the Atheists too; Ati in the book is living on an island with his own set of followers. And if you are wondering who is Phil Cherry mentioned in acknowledgement and dedication part, then let me inform it is the pen name of the co-author George Dixon, which took me a while and bit of internet browsing to understand…
The characters are well developed, the concept is experimental and fresh but the most important aspect of book, the narration, is empty and shallow. The plot might work as an interesting short story but certainly not as a novel. Above all, bad marketing. The book must have its own class of readers which would be left out because of an incongruous synopsis and cover; instead it ended up becoming a victim of its own marketing disaster.
Originally reviewed at Vaultofbooks.com, a close-knit community of fanatical readers. We are looking for perceptive readers who can write well, and we are eager to provide lots of free books in exchange for reviews. Shoot us a mail at contact@vaultofbooks.com
A few days ago, we planned to watch a movie. I was expecting Pacific Rim, and was all excited to see huge monsters oozing out of some vortex in the Pacific Ocean and huge manually controlled robots mercilessly gutting each other. But due to a sudden change in plans, I was sitting in the theater and watching a period romantic drama ‘Lootera’. While my friends were still in their long undisturbed spell of cinematic juicy showcase, I was in reveries of colossal and eye popping CGI I could have seen in Pacific Rim. Honestly speaking, my discontent ruined a very accomplished film. Something similar happened with “Oh! Gods Are Online”.
An intriguing concept and a book authored by two writers who have never met. It made me pregnant with excitement. If you judge a book by its cover or by the back cover that gives you the synopsis, then you are reading a wrong book here. It give an impression of humor but it is more of philosophy. All the lead characters are present on the book cover: Christ known as Chris; Buddha as Buddy Roy; Lord Krishana as Krishana himself; and Old Nick, the God of misfortune, the antagonist of the story.
Chris is living on attractive coastline settlement of Clacton-on-Sea, England, periodically switching from human to God form when required. Krishana lives in poverty plagued chawl in Delhi and work as pantry boy in hospital, close to people in suffering. Then we have Nick, feeding on the greed of humans, inflicting mayhem on mankind, inducing people to do all the stuff our moral compass deems wrong.
There are aspects of book which make you smile and think. It is one part philosophy, one part satire, and one part fantasy – which we can say is perfect recipe for a good book, but most of it is half baked and tasteless. To be fair, a story where Gods live as humans and networking to each other via Internet aroused excitement. The concept is interesting but somewhere in its production it went awfully wrong to the point of irreparability. The writing style is flat and tone is slow which makes it pretentious philosophical preaching. It would have been easier to read if authors had chosen analogies to explain their message rather than bombarding the readers with lectures on transcendence, spirituality and morality.
Also ahem! The book has something for the Atheists too; Ati in the book is living on an island with his own set of followers. And if you are wondering who is Phil Cherry mentioned in acknowledgement and dedication part, then let me inform it is the pen name of the co-author George Dixon, which took me a while and bit of internet browsing to understand…
The characters are well developed, the concept is experimental and fresh but the most important aspect of book, the narration, is empty and shallow. The plot might work as an interesting short story but certainly not as a novel. Above all, bad marketing. The book must have its own class of readers which would be left out because of an incongruous synopsis and cover; instead it ended up becoming a victim of its own marketing disaster.
Originally reviewed at Vaultofbooks.com, a close-knit community of fanatical readers. We are looking for perceptive readers who can write well, and we are eager to provide lots of free books in exchange for reviews. Shoot us a mail at contact@vaultofbooks.com
July 31, 2013
3.5
eview:
Like my last four books by Srishti Publishers, this one was also sent to me by Arup Bose (of Srishti Publishers).
If receiving a author-signed book from the author, himself, is a treat, the book with a exclusive bookmark of the book from the publishers is equally elating.
The reviews of other books sent by Arup Bose, I reviewed:
The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri
The Secret of the Dark by Arka Chakrabarti
When Strangers Meet.. by K. Hari Kumar
Complete / Convenient by Ketan Bhagat
Before I start with my review, I want to show my gratitude for Arup Bose for constantly supplying our tbr (to be read) list with books. Especially, because most of them I found interesting, like this one. Arup, thank you, man, a book from you is always uplifting...
Plot (from GoodReads):
‘Ohh! Gods Are Online..’ is an experimental book wherein the Gods move from the realm of the fantasy to the real world in the quest of solutions to the human dilemmas as they decide the fate of their creation – Mankind.
Christ lives on his own island where the dead souls are welcomed to the afterworld. The other God, Krishna, lives in the harsh real world as a humble pantry boy employed in a hospital – easing the final journey of the people who are dying. Buddy Roy, the Buddha, sends his calming waves to the world from afar. Ati, the God of Atheists, lives on his island with his own set of followers. While Gods go about their tasks they connect on Facebook to ‘chat up’ God things.
The Gods travel between the imagined worlds – Clacton-on-Sea, Jaywick, Frinton-on-Sea, the underwater World of Mermaids and the real world. Human stories of mortals are woven within the fabric of the main story of Gods. Sunderaman is the meanness in man that Gods must confront. Nick, the God of Evil, contrives to use Sunderaman as a pawn to oust the Gods. Somdev, the Godman, wants his share of the Gods’ world. Gods watch over as human characters live out their destinies.
A fast-paced novel, ‘Ohh! Gods Are Online..’, moves between the worlds of men, Gods, and evil forces. Men are transformed to animals and Gods live like men. The characters slide from one life to afterlife and the next life.
Humor, philosophy, fantasy, mythology, and a compelling story are crafted together to write the novel. The novel was neither discussed, nor planned. The chapters were added in a two-year-long to and fro of the script between the authors. The story took many turns and twists as the writers played a game of challenging each other with new characters and plots. The story was neither planned, nor contrived, it was allowed to flow.
About the authors (from the jacket):
Rashma is a writer and playwright. Her recent play, The Lost Dog, was produced with the Australian government's assistance and successfully staged in Melbourne, Australia. The play received international media attention and critical acclaim. Also, she was invited to talk about the play to women's..................................
To read the whole review, click here...
eview:
Like my last four books by Srishti Publishers, this one was also sent to me by Arup Bose (of Srishti Publishers).
If receiving a author-signed book from the author, himself, is a treat, the book with a exclusive bookmark of the book from the publishers is equally elating.
The reviews of other books sent by Arup Bose, I reviewed:
The Homing Pigeons... by Sid Bahri
The Secret of the Dark by Arka Chakrabarti
When Strangers Meet.. by K. Hari Kumar
Complete / Convenient by Ketan Bhagat
Before I start with my review, I want to show my gratitude for Arup Bose for constantly supplying our tbr (to be read) list with books. Especially, because most of them I found interesting, like this one. Arup, thank you, man, a book from you is always uplifting...
Plot (from GoodReads):
‘Ohh! Gods Are Online..’ is an experimental book wherein the Gods move from the realm of the fantasy to the real world in the quest of solutions to the human dilemmas as they decide the fate of their creation – Mankind.
Christ lives on his own island where the dead souls are welcomed to the afterworld. The other God, Krishna, lives in the harsh real world as a humble pantry boy employed in a hospital – easing the final journey of the people who are dying. Buddy Roy, the Buddha, sends his calming waves to the world from afar. Ati, the God of Atheists, lives on his island with his own set of followers. While Gods go about their tasks they connect on Facebook to ‘chat up’ God things.
The Gods travel between the imagined worlds – Clacton-on-Sea, Jaywick, Frinton-on-Sea, the underwater World of Mermaids and the real world. Human stories of mortals are woven within the fabric of the main story of Gods. Sunderaman is the meanness in man that Gods must confront. Nick, the God of Evil, contrives to use Sunderaman as a pawn to oust the Gods. Somdev, the Godman, wants his share of the Gods’ world. Gods watch over as human characters live out their destinies.
A fast-paced novel, ‘Ohh! Gods Are Online..’, moves between the worlds of men, Gods, and evil forces. Men are transformed to animals and Gods live like men. The characters slide from one life to afterlife and the next life.
Humor, philosophy, fantasy, mythology, and a compelling story are crafted together to write the novel. The novel was neither discussed, nor planned. The chapters were added in a two-year-long to and fro of the script between the authors. The story took many turns and twists as the writers played a game of challenging each other with new characters and plots. The story was neither planned, nor contrived, it was allowed to flow.
About the authors (from the jacket):
Rashma is a writer and playwright. Her recent play, The Lost Dog, was produced with the Australian government's assistance and successfully staged in Melbourne, Australia. The play received international media attention and critical acclaim. Also, she was invited to talk about the play to women's..................................
To read the whole review, click here...
October 19, 2013
*NOTE: We (The Readdicts) received a copy of Ohh! Gods Are Online by Rashma N. Kalsie and George Dixon from Srishti Publishers & Distributors in exchange for an honest review. We thank the publishing house for the book!
Ohh! Gods Are Online had been sitting on my shelf since August 2013. I had no intentions of reading the book. I thought I'd just give it away to a reader who was actually interested in it. But then Janhvi and I got to clearing our piles by reading and reviewing all the pending review books. So I finally started reading Ohh! Gods Are Online.. and I honestly wish I'd just gone with my previous decision of not reading it.
Ohh! Gods Are Online.. is a story in which gods live among humans as normal people and still, in thier own mystical and pretty way, carry on the godly tasks they need to perform. Each god is on Facebook and they are all in constant touch with each other so much so that they even plan a huge party via these virtual relations. Each god is given a colloquial name as their virtual identity
When it comes to god, I am on complete so-so grounds though my personal opinion hardly even matters. I know that there are many people who easily take offence at anything anyone says about the god they worship and this book might not exactly be pleasing to them.
The book just didn't sit down well with me. Not because I have any problem with it, but I couldn't care less about it.
It's actually a very amusing story because it's something different but unfortunately, it lacks more things than it contains. The writing, for example, was really- I hate to say this- abominable. And that made the execution of the plot really mediocre. It seemed like I was reading something written by someone who has written just for the sake of writing. It seemed very rushed and not at all well edited and that's just plain sad.
I don't even have much to say about Ohh! Gods Are Online.. since there are tons of things about it I didn't understand and what I did understand, I didn't care about. It does have a good plot and a good lesson to learn by the end of it. If only it were well executed.
The only good thing that came out of reading this book is that I now know that I shouldn't read what I don't want to read.
Ohh! Gods Are Online had been sitting on my shelf since August 2013. I had no intentions of reading the book. I thought I'd just give it away to a reader who was actually interested in it. But then Janhvi and I got to clearing our piles by reading and reviewing all the pending review books. So I finally started reading Ohh! Gods Are Online.. and I honestly wish I'd just gone with my previous decision of not reading it.
Ohh! Gods Are Online.. is a story in which gods live among humans as normal people and still, in thier own mystical and pretty way, carry on the godly tasks they need to perform. Each god is on Facebook and they are all in constant touch with each other so much so that they even plan a huge party via these virtual relations. Each god is given a colloquial name as their virtual identity
When it comes to god, I am on complete so-so grounds though my personal opinion hardly even matters. I know that there are many people who easily take offence at anything anyone says about the god they worship and this book might not exactly be pleasing to them.
The book just didn't sit down well with me. Not because I have any problem with it, but I couldn't care less about it.
It's actually a very amusing story because it's something different but unfortunately, it lacks more things than it contains. The writing, for example, was really- I hate to say this- abominable. And that made the execution of the plot really mediocre. It seemed like I was reading something written by someone who has written just for the sake of writing. It seemed very rushed and not at all well edited and that's just plain sad.
I don't even have much to say about Ohh! Gods Are Online.. since there are tons of things about it I didn't understand and what I did understand, I didn't care about. It does have a good plot and a good lesson to learn by the end of it. If only it were well executed.
The only good thing that came out of reading this book is that I now know that I shouldn't read what I don't want to read.
July 13, 2013
For a reader, there comes a book once which makes one smile and ponder, Ohh! Gods Are Online.. is one of them. It begins with Jesus Christ living on his own island ‘Clacton-on-sea.’ He is renamed as Chris who wears long hair and jeans. He welcomes dead souls to the island. Though death is mentioned in the first paragraph, it does not make it tragic or philosophical; death looks easy with Gods to take care of. It’s so pleasant to read Jesus talking to souls in a warm tone. He could be almost interchanged with a loving father in a family.
Lord Krishna is born to Yashoda who was a prostitute before Krishna was born, Krishna being her love child. Krishna incarnates as the charming pantry boy. Sunderaman is his boss, who is the store manager of a hospital. Krishna makes dying easy in the hospital.
Buddha appears in between who keeps floating above the ground in his meditation and comes up with some wise thoughts when confusion reigns. Not to forget Old Nick who creates confusion for humanity. All these Gods meet online on Facebook. They discuss the confusion and heartache they all share in the suffering of humanity.
The book interweaves life, death, humanity, goodness and despair. In the character of Sunderaman the authors weave a foul, corrupt and a lusty man. But he still remains the most loving character when he changes to a loving man and runs with his puppies giving coins to children. Nurse Shiny is another everyday nurse who tries to rise above her destiny of poverty and financial burdens by getting a job in America.
Old Nick creates havoc creating earth quakes and floods. But there is also a time when he looks at earth and feels jealous of humanity because they can feel and hope.
The book is a lament and confusion of the Gods, yet there hope and unconditional love for humanity. It leaves you with a warm and feel-good feeling. Not to forgot in a humorous note. It is a fast paced book. Grab your copy this weekend and journey with the confused Gods!
Book: Ohh! Gods Are Online..
Author : Rashma N. Kalsie and George Dixon
Publisher : Srishti Publishers
Ratings : 3.5/5
ISBN : 9789380349947
Number of Pages: 216
Price : Rs. 150
Lord Krishna is born to Yashoda who was a prostitute before Krishna was born, Krishna being her love child. Krishna incarnates as the charming pantry boy. Sunderaman is his boss, who is the store manager of a hospital. Krishna makes dying easy in the hospital.
Buddha appears in between who keeps floating above the ground in his meditation and comes up with some wise thoughts when confusion reigns. Not to forget Old Nick who creates confusion for humanity. All these Gods meet online on Facebook. They discuss the confusion and heartache they all share in the suffering of humanity.
The book interweaves life, death, humanity, goodness and despair. In the character of Sunderaman the authors weave a foul, corrupt and a lusty man. But he still remains the most loving character when he changes to a loving man and runs with his puppies giving coins to children. Nurse Shiny is another everyday nurse who tries to rise above her destiny of poverty and financial burdens by getting a job in America.
Old Nick creates havoc creating earth quakes and floods. But there is also a time when he looks at earth and feels jealous of humanity because they can feel and hope.
The book is a lament and confusion of the Gods, yet there hope and unconditional love for humanity. It leaves you with a warm and feel-good feeling. Not to forgot in a humorous note. It is a fast paced book. Grab your copy this weekend and journey with the confused Gods!
Book: Ohh! Gods Are Online..
Author : Rashma N. Kalsie and George Dixon
Publisher : Srishti Publishers
Ratings : 3.5/5
ISBN : 9789380349947
Number of Pages: 216
Price : Rs. 150
October 1, 2013
Just finished the book, 'Oh! Gods Are Online'. It took me some time to read this book. For one, the book's cover is deceptive. It gives the impression that the book might be a humourous read. It's only when you start reading, you realize that it's not, and it takes some time to change your perception and really get into the book.
Another reason why it takes time to get into the book is that the writer has dealt with a whole plethora of issues with admirable detail that could overwhelm a reader who is not expecting it.
Having said that, once you get into the book, this book certainly satisfies. It is exceptionally original. I have never read any book quite like it. It's the kind of book that you savour and not devour. It is deeply philosophical and addresses many abstract subjects like religion, karma, acceptance and love as well as real problems like poverty, natural disasters, corruption and crime.
The language is impeccable and the writers have skillfully integrated many different characters along with their diverse stories into a coherent and absorbing whole. This is very remarkable as it's not just the mere mortals in this book who are struggling with their problems and emotions, the Gods themselves are dealing with their strengths and weaknesses and occasionally require each other's help.
On the whole, it's a very captivating book. If you're looking for a quick read or a love story, this is not the book for you, but if you're the type who loves to ponder about the meaning of life and religion or debate about the state of the world, you will love this book. This is soul food, not junk food, so take your time with it. Indeed, it's not just the Gods, even the readers have their plates full when they read this book.
Another reason why it takes time to get into the book is that the writer has dealt with a whole plethora of issues with admirable detail that could overwhelm a reader who is not expecting it.
Having said that, once you get into the book, this book certainly satisfies. It is exceptionally original. I have never read any book quite like it. It's the kind of book that you savour and not devour. It is deeply philosophical and addresses many abstract subjects like religion, karma, acceptance and love as well as real problems like poverty, natural disasters, corruption and crime.
The language is impeccable and the writers have skillfully integrated many different characters along with their diverse stories into a coherent and absorbing whole. This is very remarkable as it's not just the mere mortals in this book who are struggling with their problems and emotions, the Gods themselves are dealing with their strengths and weaknesses and occasionally require each other's help.
On the whole, it's a very captivating book. If you're looking for a quick read or a love story, this is not the book for you, but if you're the type who loves to ponder about the meaning of life and religion or debate about the state of the world, you will love this book. This is soul food, not junk food, so take your time with it. Indeed, it's not just the Gods, even the readers have their plates full when they read this book.
July 24, 2013
The central idea of this book is that Gods are present among us as humans and are now exploring the new online world. Jesus Christ is Chris who lives on a little English seaside village, Clacton-on-Sea, a happy place where the dead souls are welcomed. Lord Krishna is in his role as Krishna, who lives in a chawl in Delhi and works as pantry boy in the dietetics department of a hospital – making the final journey of the people who are dying, a bit easier. Buddy Roy, is the Buddha, Ati, is the God of Atheists while Nick is the God of Evil.
Through Facebook, the Gods connect with each other and discuss about their lives in general and the human race and its confusions and sufferings, hope and despair, life and death. In between their Godly chats and meets, stories of the real human are added in the story line.
Ohh! Gods Are Online.. has a blend of humour and philosophy. The Gods share some very thought provoking pointers. I liked what Krishna said about men and women in a hurry to reach their destination, “In such a hurry to go places and then one day they have to leave it all. Unwilling to live a life of quiet existence, disinclined to, live in prayer and meditation, always chasing a thrill. Oh! man, you are evolving backwards.”
The story line is novel with an amalgamation of reality and fantasy, though has a narration which is a bit dull and bland.
Through Facebook, the Gods connect with each other and discuss about their lives in general and the human race and its confusions and sufferings, hope and despair, life and death. In between their Godly chats and meets, stories of the real human are added in the story line.
Ohh! Gods Are Online.. has a blend of humour and philosophy. The Gods share some very thought provoking pointers. I liked what Krishna said about men and women in a hurry to reach their destination, “In such a hurry to go places and then one day they have to leave it all. Unwilling to live a life of quiet existence, disinclined to, live in prayer and meditation, always chasing a thrill. Oh! man, you are evolving backwards.”
The story line is novel with an amalgamation of reality and fantasy, though has a narration which is a bit dull and bland.
July 20, 2013
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"A magical tale of real gods, corrupt men and virtual worlds" is how the co-authors decided to describe the book. And they are dead right about it.
The book starts a little slowly since the co-author's have to lay the foundation of the plot. It takes a while for the reader to realize what's happening in the plot, why are God's on Earth, why they have taken different forms, what's the difference between heaven and hell, how devil works etc. Mind you, all this is a work of fiction. God's are shown in their typical way. They have their strength's, their own beliefs an different ways to support their followers. Unlike what's happening in today's world, God's are shown to respect other God's followers too! A different way to perceive spirituality indeed.
Overall, this book is a unique blend of Creativity with Gods, Humans and Technology. Worth a read!
"A magical tale of real gods, corrupt men and virtual worlds" is how the co-authors decided to describe the book. And they are dead right about it.
The book starts a little slowly since the co-author's have to lay the foundation of the plot. It takes a while for the reader to realize what's happening in the plot, why are God's on Earth, why they have taken different forms, what's the difference between heaven and hell, how devil works etc. Mind you, all this is a work of fiction. God's are shown in their typical way. They have their strength's, their own beliefs an different ways to support their followers. Unlike what's happening in today's world, God's are shown to respect other God's followers too! A different way to perceive spirituality indeed.
Overall, this book is a unique blend of Creativity with Gods, Humans and Technology. Worth a read!
July 25, 2013
'Ohh gods are online' is a wonderful presentation that interweaves all kinds of human, gods (from different religions) and technology from the perspective of today’s world. The book is very contemporary and people can relate to at least a couple of incidents or to the characters created by the authors. Some interesting thought processes from the writers were: 1. Technology-hooked gods who could also do programming other than just connecting with other gods and people; 2. Versions of heavens; 3. The karma connection, such the transformation of Sunderaman into a dog and then back to human again; 4. That the gods also make mistakes and that they do not have answers to every problem human face; 5. the humanitarian treatment from an atheist’s viewpoint.
The book is full of humour, drama, faith, tragedy and everything that a life offers. It is definitely a good read.
The book is full of humour, drama, faith, tragedy and everything that a life offers. It is definitely a good read.
October 18, 2017
The premise was interesting, Gods from different beliefs were in touch with each other and lived in the Earthly dimension. But the title didn't seem justified to me, for the Gods didn't spend enough time online in the story.
For someone who included the Gods for athiests and even cats, and propagated universal brotherhood through the fraternal liaison between Krishna and Christ, the authors certainly overlooked the prophet of the muslim religion (correct me if I'm wrong).
And what irked me the most was when everything was over and about to be wrapped up, the authors started telling a whole new story just to tie up a loose end.
For someone who included the Gods for athiests and even cats, and propagated universal brotherhood through the fraternal liaison between Krishna and Christ, the authors certainly overlooked the prophet of the muslim religion (correct me if I'm wrong).
And what irked me the most was when everything was over and about to be wrapped up, the authors started telling a whole new story just to tie up a loose end.
July 2, 2013
The book has your attention by the quirky title. The concept is whacky, just imagine Gods being present in the digital sphere? In our day to day life, where Facebook, Twitter, Instagram rules dominates our being and to imagine Gods being present there seems too interesting to be true.
This book was as breezy and interesting as it appeared from the cover. This book is funny and witty and had me in splits..it has been an entertaining read.
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This book was as breezy and interesting as it appeared from the cover. This book is funny and witty and had me in splits..it has been an entertaining read.
Read the full review at http://esotericphoenix.wordpress.com/...
June 24, 2013
“Ohh! Gods are Online” is one of the latest books launched by Srishti. I picked up this book because of its blurb and the title. The blurb raises a funny question, “What if the Gods are addicted to social networking?”
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June 30, 2013
The book is like a swig of clean room and creates for a witty adapt which shrub you with a grin with the satirical depiction of individual behaviour in the digital sphere. The characters are those we have matured up with as an effect it is easy to relate to them save for to imagine them online is what art it so much amusing. It is deeply embedded in myths and most of the characters emerge so real that you will desire to believe them.
July 12, 2013
A good cocktail of fantasy, humor and philosophy. A variety of Gods with identifiable human traits gives the book a fresh feel. Nick is an American spoiled brat God. Buddy Roy a cool geek God. Chris and Krishna seem real. I felt good about life after reading this.
August 31, 2013
Review to come soon.
October 1, 2013
Gods browsing net and communication online? Interesting story line.
September 20, 2015
dissapointing, thought that it would be a comical one but turned out very serious...
April 2, 2016
Good writers.It's hypothetical if Gods live among humans,corrupt society
they will also be confused.They r Gods of moden age .Iteresting
reading.
they will also be confused.They r Gods of moden age .Iteresting
reading.
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