Review: God and Monster
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2014
This book is just balls-to-the-wall crazy.  The blurb indicates that we're going to read the story of how Greg Bryce took the place of the gods and, while that's exactly what happens at the most basic level, you have no idea the insane ride you're in for.Greg Bryce is insane.  There's really no way around that.  A troubled teen, he beings receiving letters telling him that he is destined to become a new god.  He ignores them at first, but, after a whole, begins corresponding with the person behind the letters and starts to believe that he is, in fact, a god-in-training.  Only an insane person would do that.From there, Greg embarks on a quest to ascend to his rightful place as a god.  The journey is one of pure horror, both for Greg and for everyone around him.  His motivations are questionable at best, but the acts he commits in the name of becoming a god are straight out of nightmare.  As the story continues, you're reading as much to see what horrible thing he'll do next as to see whether he'll actually become a god.I Am the New God is a deeply disturbing story; I had trouble continuing at parts, but I'm glad I did because once the initial shock wears off, what's left is an interesting and novel story.