The Trouble With Being God

New Review from J. Kaye’s Book Blog

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Recently one of the more popular book blogs online took the time to read The Trouble With Being God, and write up a review.  The review is up on Amazon, but you can also read it in its entirety on J. Kaye’s site.

Here’s a bit of what the reviewer had to say:

Although the book says it’s a philosophical thriller it’s a psychological thriller as well. Steven and Miles’ conversations allow a philosophical debate, but the dreams, ramblings of the characters, and the killings bring the out the psychological horror aspect. We look into a mind slowing going insane, becoming devolved.

Again, you can read the full review here.

New Press Quote

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Haven’t had anywhere else to use this yet, since it just came in… but thought it was worth sharing. Got a press quote today from Lise Avery, the host of “Everything Goes!! Internationally Syndicated Radio.”

Here’s what she had to say:

“The Trouble with Being God is a great summer read that keeps you glued to its pages! Now we’ll wait with breathless anticipation for the next novel from the very talented Bill Aicher.”

Thanks Lise!  I’m working on my next one!

The Trouble With Being God Reviewed at Horrornews.net

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Dr. Acula over at Horrornews.net has read and reviewed The Trouble With Being God. It’s a quite fair review, in my opinion, and I’m happy to see Horrornews enjoyed the novel and picked up on the story’s essence.

Here’s a bit of what they had to say:

The novel is a very quick read, both physically and from a mental standpoint. Most chapters are no more than a couple pages long, forcing the story, in a way, to move fast. When I first started reading it, I thought this aspect would get annoying, as with each new chapter usually comes a different character, making the novel jump from different sub-story to different sub-story. But, all of the sub-stories come together well in the end to create a solid novel. In retrospect, the style is very similar to that of Dan Brown’s (if there are any fans of his novels out there). Aicher uses the style very successfully, keeping the reader constantly wanting more.

The full review is available online at Horrornews.net.

Comments from a Twitter Follower

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If you’re following me on Twitter, you know that in fits of blind generosity, I’ve given away a few copies of my books to some of my followers. One of the recipients of the book, user lrntoswim, has just finished reading The Trouble With Being God and sent me a nice long response as to her thoughts on the book.

Here’s some of what she had to say:

The questions you asked through your characters made me pause and ask them both of the characters and my own grasp on life.   “Can one know a truth without having experienced it firsthand?”  “Where did fault lie?”  They could be considered every day thoughts, but are the kinds of profound questions that shouldn’t always be thought of and discarded quickly.

<SPOILER ALERT (HIGHLIGHT TO READ)>When the story ended I wanted to know whodunit.  Why would Steven write the letter saying Karen should die?  Did he think he was God and could decide?  Did he think he was the killer?  Fully understanding why Steven was presumed the serial killer, I questioned why I believed this, what I had been suspecting the whole time. </END SPOILER> It made the truth clearer.  The truth, that we do not really know the truth unless we know everything.  Knowledge has seemed like a drug my whole life and your story made me understand, again, why.  We can’t leave big problems assuming we know the whole story, until we do.