Customer Reviews

Olympic Games

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is a terrific first novel by a wonderful writer! I was charmed & thrilled by her cast of characters. She makes you laugh with them and sometimes at them! The plot gets thick as a greek myth & the pages practically turn themselves. I can't wait for her next book!!!

It is a rare find, indeed, to enjoy good writing in the world of fantasy. Leslie What's book sang to me start to finish. I loved the way she turned the greek gods on their heads and made them thoroughly unlikeable. What fun! Her character development was sharp and just perfect. And what characters! I'm always searching for that laugh-out loud experience in text form and Leslie's work was no disappointment. I've read her short stories with the same reaction - completely fun and sometimes even thought-provoking. Kiss sterotypes goodbye when you read Leslie What's work. And how grateful I am to find an author with enough courage to be quirky. Thank you, Leslie, for bringing us such an enjoyable read.

Olympic Games is an enthralling debut novel following the games of ancient Greek Gods in modern-day New York City. Zeus still can't keep his lust in check after thousands of years, and Hera is eternally on a jealous rampage, while an unlikely band of mortals and a determined water nymph with little to lose must challenge the reigning deities at their own games. A witty, dazzling work of fantasy with a twist, that paints cosmic powers as all too fallable and human.

Wow! Leslie What makes the gods and goddesses come to life in a imaginative fantasy that I could not put down till I finished the last page. What will happen next? If you love fantasy or just a great tale that draws you into its' characters lives -you will love this book.

This is Leslie What's first novel, but you won't know it just by reading this book. It's promising, immensely witty, and well-written. In my opinion, this book is even better that What's shorter works, which are good enough in it's own way. Highly recommended.

I never thought I cared much about whether characters were likable or not, but having recently finished Olympic Games, I can say now I really missed having SOMEONE I cared at all about. The premise is clever and the author writes extrememly well; the book starts, after a couple of prologues, with the sad story of a naive naiad seduced and abused by Zeus, but even this wronged character is not sympathetic in any way. Nor are any of the other characters who enter into the story. I only wanted ONE who was a decent and intelligent human being (or god)! It was not to be. I found myself plodding through the chapters and relieved when the book was done. The ending did tie up loose ends, but I didn't really care what happened to any of the characters.

I enjoyed Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips far more. I liked the writing and may well look for something else by this author.