The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love

Hoo boy, is this blasphemous! If you revere the Bible, maybe you shouldn't read this. (Or maybe you really really need to?)

This book portrays Yahweh as vulgar, foolish, perverse, juvenile, and above all insecure - and it is absolutely 100% consistent with the Bible.

It's also quite hilarious, and has a certain pathos as well. God practically face-palming himself after calling bats birds, or telling himself in the middle of a tirade, “Stop talking. STOP. You're making it worse!” can evoke a sympathetic response from anyone who's suffered foot-in-mouth disease. But ultimately, we get a point of view that underlines (with Satan's help) just how self-deluded God is about his perfection.

The one complaint I have is this could have been a bit more fleshed out. It's rather short, and the pacing falls off when we get to the new testament (understandably, given the length of the Jesus story compared to the old testament). I would have loved to see Satan developed more, and while I like the idea of the ending, it felt a little underwritten.

Still, when your only complaint about a book is you wish there were more of it, that deserves at least 4 stars.