Review: Dark, twisted story about how terrifying the human mind can be
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.I Am the New God is an intriguing story about a troubled teenager named Greg Bryce, who believes, after some mysterious letters, that he is a new god. Greg Bryce was already pretty troubled before the letters started, but they push him over the edge. He’s more than willing to believe this new reality, and to interpret everything that happens in light of this. He mutilates his roommate, claiming the boy needs new eyes, to see Greg as the God he is. For his eyes have been given to him by the previous God, the false God…He starts a journey to the hierophant, the man who sent him the letters, descending more and more into madness. Bryce is an interesting character, who obviously suffers from psychopathic tendencies, and who has trouble relating to anyone. He’s all too eager to believe the illusion he is the new God, even going beyond reasonable lengths to prove he is. The hierophant suffers from an equally challenged personality, and his own series of mental troubles.The writing was excellent, and allowed a glimpse into the mind of psychopath Greg Bryce. His thoughts, reasons, and actions seemed very logical – at least for a mind as messed up as his. He rationalized all his wrong-doings.The story is dark, twisted, and just the way I like it. This shows how dangerous and terrifying the human mind can be, and how it is equally horrifying as any supernatural threat could ever be.