Gods Behaving Badly

#17 in Myths & legends

Gods Behaving Badly

Marie Phillips

First published 2007Original language EN

7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 1056 ratingsConfidence 23%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
288
Pages
about 5 h
Reading time

Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.

About the book

Gods Behaving Badly is a novel by the British author Marie Phillips. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007. Set in London, it tells the tale of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus living in a rundown flat as their powers wane. It was selected for The Atlantic's 1book140 Twitter book club's book of the month for August 2011.

Description: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.2 across 56 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 23% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Myths & legends average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.05 9%
Hardcover7.151 91%

Frequently asked

What is Gods Behaving Badly rated?

7.6 out of 10, from 56 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.

Is Gods Behaving Badly worth reading?

Readers give it 7.6/10 from 56 ratings in open sources.

How long does it take to read Gods Behaving Badly?

About 5 hours at an average reading pace — 288 pages.

Where does Gods Behaving Badly rank?

#17 in Myths & legends on the current snapshot.

How long is Gods Behaving Badly?

It has 288 pages — longer than 57% of the ranked books in Myths & legends.

If you liked this

The same shelf — Myths & legends — and a score of 7.6, the closest to this book.