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Ohmigod!: What if He came back today?
It’s Tuesday and god has come back to earth. This all seems very well and good but Sam Dalton could really do without the anxiety – there are a lot of jobs to do and his garden is finally being sorted.
As god makes his presence felt, sending the world and Sam’s mum into a panic, life begins to do the one thing our homebody hero really doesn’t change.
With the media, governments, and the local townspeople forced to adapt to the return of biblical shock and awe, is Sam able to survive the peril and keep his utter sham of a life together?
As god makes his presence felt, sending the world and Sam’s mum into a panic, life begins to do the one thing our homebody hero really doesn’t change.
With the media, governments, and the local townspeople forced to adapt to the return of biblical shock and awe, is Sam able to survive the peril and keep his utter sham of a life together?
235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 25, 2024
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May 20, 2024
Satirical, wise and a bit mad - a book that’ll be hard to forget.
God is back (if he was ever here in the first place) and the world is going mad. There are government prayer recommendations and a new revelation every time you turn on the news. Sam, a worrier by nature, has a lot of jobs to get done but in this time of unprecedented uncertainty, will his bins still be collected? Is it time to sort out his garden? Should he get a cleaner? And now his mum wants to go on a roadtrip to visit his dad (who is dead) because she wants to feel close to him, but Sam is not sure it’s the time. He’s not sure. No one is sure. And what will God do next?
This is not a book about religion or religious fervour. To me it is about what awful things humans will do and how we justify it. Among the humour, some really terrible things happen in this book and it’s dealt with in what I think is a very realistic way. When awful things happen on the news every day it stops feeling real and it’s easy to stop feeling. The parallels the author draws between this and covid are powerful and relevant.
Threaded through the absurdity of the narrative is the question of what makes a good person and this is the bit that really got me. That was where Sam really tugged at my heart. He doesn’t think much of himself but his small actions are everything.
What I think is really interesting is that I had no idea what gender Sam was until about 60% of the way through the book. I don’t know if that was intentional but it meant that my reading of their experience was almost pure.
My only note about this book is it was a tad too long and it would have read much stronger as a novella.
Thank you #Netgalley for my review copy
God is back (if he was ever here in the first place) and the world is going mad. There are government prayer recommendations and a new revelation every time you turn on the news. Sam, a worrier by nature, has a lot of jobs to get done but in this time of unprecedented uncertainty, will his bins still be collected? Is it time to sort out his garden? Should he get a cleaner? And now his mum wants to go on a roadtrip to visit his dad (who is dead) because she wants to feel close to him, but Sam is not sure it’s the time. He’s not sure. No one is sure. And what will God do next?
This is not a book about religion or religious fervour. To me it is about what awful things humans will do and how we justify it. Among the humour, some really terrible things happen in this book and it’s dealt with in what I think is a very realistic way. When awful things happen on the news every day it stops feeling real and it’s easy to stop feeling. The parallels the author draws between this and covid are powerful and relevant.
Threaded through the absurdity of the narrative is the question of what makes a good person and this is the bit that really got me. That was where Sam really tugged at my heart. He doesn’t think much of himself but his small actions are everything.
What I think is really interesting is that I had no idea what gender Sam was until about 60% of the way through the book. I don’t know if that was intentional but it meant that my reading of their experience was almost pure.
My only note about this book is it was a tad too long and it would have read much stronger as a novella.
Thank you #Netgalley for my review copy
May 9, 2024
Atheistic Nuance about Religion and Spirituality
3.5 stars
While biblically inaccurate to the end times, it’s an interesting concept. Note: I’m well aware this isn’t a spin on Revelation, my favorite book in the Bible, but a curiosity stemming from the Old Testament in present day. That being said, I think Sam is utterly fascinating, and I loved the breaks between heavy news stories to “Did I put this chest of drawers together right?” His narration was quite refreshing, although the self-hatred did grow old more toward the end. I wish we got to see more growth in that area.
I do think we missed out on having biblically accurate angels. That would have been interesting to see.
Also, it’s absolute hubris to think a paradox would kill God. But I guess that coincides with the goofiness of this book’s premise.
All in all, it’s an interesting book to read, and definitely gives the reader a lot to chew on!
3.5 stars
While biblically inaccurate to the end times, it’s an interesting concept. Note: I’m well aware this isn’t a spin on Revelation, my favorite book in the Bible, but a curiosity stemming from the Old Testament in present day. That being said, I think Sam is utterly fascinating, and I loved the breaks between heavy news stories to “Did I put this chest of drawers together right?” His narration was quite refreshing, although the self-hatred did grow old more toward the end. I wish we got to see more growth in that area.
I do think we missed out on having biblically accurate angels. That would have been interesting to see.
Also, it’s absolute hubris to think a paradox would kill God. But I guess that coincides with the goofiness of this book’s premise.
All in all, it’s an interesting book to read, and definitely gives the reader a lot to chew on!
April 30, 2024
What would happen if god came back, did some bible-esque shit and we got to see what/how it went down from the POV of an English person who would rather be doing anything else …
I really enjoyed reading this book but part of Chapter 4 was tough to get through 🍉🍉🍉
So well written. Worth a read!
** I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **
I really enjoyed reading this book but part of Chapter 4 was tough to get through 🍉🍉🍉
So well written. Worth a read!
** I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **
May 9, 2024
This book intrigued me when I received the invite to read from the publisher. I found it very unusual, kind of irreverent (but not in a bad way) and peculiar. I liked the random funny parts which were subtle but there and I wasn’t sure about some parts but I suspect that was what the author wanted. All in all an interesting read.
May 11, 2024
Fresh, funny and thought-provoking
This is an original and arguably very topical story that explores the truth of the Old Testament in a modern context. I very much enjoyed the tight writing style and the contrast of the mundanity of life against the shocking impact of an Old Testament god. The brutality of religion is laid bare. Great read, thoroughly recommended.
This is an original and arguably very topical story that explores the truth of the Old Testament in a modern context. I very much enjoyed the tight writing style and the contrast of the mundanity of life against the shocking impact of an Old Testament god. The brutality of religion is laid bare. Great read, thoroughly recommended.
June 10, 2024
Really interesting concept for a book. I found it quite slow to begin with but found myself more engaged when we got to the angels.
Thought provoking.
Thought provoking.
February 6, 2025
I had fun, but then it got tedious and repetitive and then interesting again. Overall an interesting concept.
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