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Meg Rosoff 2016 års ALMA-pristagare Tänk om Gud är en lat, slapp och likgiltig tonårskille som heter Bob? Som slarvade igenom hela skapelsen på bara sex dagar och som sedan dess inte har lagt många strån i kors för att få livet på planeten att fungera? Tänk om Bob dessutom blir kär stup i kvarten, och orsakar naturkatastrofer i pur extas? Tänk dig om han en dag, en helt vanlig dag, förälskar sig så till den grad att ... Nej. Fy. "Man har bara att njuta av den sinnrika originaliteten i Meg Rosoffs senaste mästerverk." - The Guardian "Tidlös och självlysande." - Observer Meg Rosoff debuterade som författare vid 47 års ålder. Hon ses som en av de främsta att överskrida både genrer och ålderskategorier. 2016 tilldelades hon det prestigefyllda ALMA-priset (Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award). Meg Rosoffs ungdomsböcker talar till både känsla och intellekt. På en gnistrande prosa skriver hon om människans sökande efter mening och identitet i en besynnerlig och bisarr värld. Hon lämnar aldrig läsaren oberörd. Ingen bok är den andra lik i detta modiga och humoristiska författarskap. ALMA-juryns motivering
Publication Year: 2011
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This was not my cup of tea, but I do understand why people would like it. It reminded me of The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, but written by someone that did not possess the same writing skills at Douglas Adams. There are a bunch of weird remarks and "jokes" that should be zingers, but they just fall flat. They seem awkward when just stuffed in everywhere without any good follow up.
I think that the idea is really great. God as a 19 year old boy that only cares about his own needs. However, it mostly annoyed me. I did not like all the rape similarities that were supposed to be funny. Oh, God turned himself into a bull and had sex with a woman. Hilarious! God thinks about becoming a small insect so he can walk under women's skirts and defile them. So much fun! No, it was poorly executed, and very disturbing.
I did not enjoy the ending at all, except for it being over. Everything was rushed, and the solutions were strange and did not really work. It was like Rosoff got tired and just wanted it to be over and wrote a single chapter that summed up everything so everyone became happy without thinking about explaining it.
So, yeah, for people who have not read anything by Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett, or any other skilled author, this could be a good introduction to that weird kind of world, but I am not sure anyone that already has read better literature would be able to appreciate this. The idea was good, but poorly executed.
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