Review - The Neon God by Ben D'Alessio
By Carmen, 7 September 2019
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Year Published: 2019
Genre: Contemporary, Humor, Greek Mythology
Blurb:
In the suffocating bosom of August, Dionysus arrives in New Orleans. For too long, the Greek God of Revelry and Wine has endured the incessant bickering atop Mt. Olympus, and so he descends to be with the mortals and indulge himself in the city's reputed decadence and vice.
When Dionysus is parched and aching for even a drop of the vine, he mistakenly stumbles into a bookstore and begs an employee who reminds him of the last pharaoh of Egypt—Cleopatra—to point him in the direction of wine. Zibby Dufossat, on the cusp of her first year of law school and desperate for a distraction, sets aside her anxieties to peel back the layers of the esoteric, anachronistic, and often offensive beautiful stranger, only to find heartache and pain. But before she can decipher this enigma, he disappears into the French Quarter fray of sweaty, gyrating lovers.
With grapevines sprouting from the path he walks and an unexplainable, addictive libido placing the city under his spell, the god deflects his retinue of Olympians and fantastical creatures attempting to deliver him back home. But it soon becomes clear that Dionysus alone can determine his fate, and the fates of Zibby and New Orleans with it.
About the Author:
Ben D'Alessio is an attorney in New Jersey. He is a graduate of Ursinus College and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He's the author of the novels: Binge Until Tragedy, Lunchmeat, and The Neon God. And the short stories: FREEDOMWORLD, Pigmalion, All BENNYs Must Die, and Hallucinogenic Jimmy. His work has appeared in ExtraNewsfeed and RanttNews.
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My Take on the Book:
The author has his trademark humor handy in this novel, with the book appearing a little bit eccentric at times. If you enjoy contemporary mixed with some Greek mythology as well as a little bit of strangeness, try picking this book up.
I ended up giving this book a four star rating and got a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Last Word:
It was nice reading another book from this author; and I definitely enjoy the humor that has been present in all of the novels.
Enjoy,
Carmen