"I, Lucifer" by Glen Duncan is a novel that explores the premise of God offering Lucifer a chance at redemption by living as a human for a month. The book delves into Lucifer's experiences as he inhabits the body of Declan Gunn, a washed-up author, and navigates the pleasures and challenges of human life. The writing style is described as captivating, with a unique cadence in the narrator's voice that keeps the reader engaged until the very end.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings include themes of attempted suicide, violence, sexual content, and troubling thoughts by the narrator involving potential sexual assault.
Has Romance?
The novel contains elements of romance as Lucifer engages in sexual escapades, reflecting on human intimacy, but that is not the central focus of the work.
From The Publisher:
Shortlisted for the Geoffrey Faber Award, I, Lucifer is a satirical tour de force fueled by a scorching, hyper-intelligent wit that burns up the pages.
The End is nigh, and the Prince of Darkness has been given one last shot at redemption, if he can manage to live out a reasonably blameless life on earth. As a trial run, he negotiates a month of "trying without buying" in the body of struggling writer Declan Gunn. Lucifer seizes the opportunity to binge on earthly delights, to straighten the biblical record, to celebrate his favorite achievements, and to try to get his screenplay sold, but the experience of walking among us isn't what His Majesty expected: instead of teaching us what it's like to be him, Lucifer finds himself understanding what it's like to be human. The result is "a masterpiece . . . startlingly witty, original, and beautifully written. Glen Duncan is a very real talent" (Good Book Guide).
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About the Author:
Glen Dunan is the author of Hope, Love Remains, I, Lucifer, Weathercock, Death of an Ordinary Man, The Bloodstone Papers, A Day and a Night and a Day, The Last Werewolf, Talulla Rising, and By Blood We Live. He was named by both Arena and The Times Literary Supplement as one of Britain's best young novelists. He lives in London.
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