Up Jumps the Devil

Name: Up Jumps the Devil
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Rating: 4.2 (732 reviews)
Author: Michael Poore

by Michael Poore

Literary Fiction Fantasy

4.2 (732)

4.2 stars from 732 reviews. Top 93% of Literary Fiction books we track.

360 pages~6 hr readPublished by EccoPublished 2012-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love ambitious, genre-bending novels that blend mythology with American history and aren't afraid of irreverence or dark humour.
You're drawn to unreliable narrators and morally grey characters, especially when they're charmingly self-deluded.
You appreciate stories where the big metaphysical questions get treated as raw material for a wild, inventive plot rather than heavy-handed philosophy.

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You prefer straightforward narratives with clear moral stakes and protagonists you can root for without complications.
You're looking for a book that treats religious themes with reverence rather than playful subversion.
You want a tightly plotted story that doesn't digress into tangential histories, fables, and mythological asides.

About this book

Up Jumps the Devil is a debut novel that blends fable and historical elements, exploring the premise: What if Satan wasn't that bad a guy? John Scratch, also known as the Devil, is made of wood, cooks excellent gumbo, and is loved by cows. He has been the world's first love story and first broken heart. His true love, a fellow fallen angel named Arden, abandoned Earth for Heaven, finding it too terrifying and violent. John Scratch has spent millennia trying to lure her back, believing he has found a new Eden in America. From Pocahontas and the Pilgrims onward, John Scratch capitalizes on America's bounty. In the late 1960s, he meets three struggling musicians and offers them a deal: their souls in exchange for fame, wealth, and the ability to make the world better. The trio help the Devil push his favored nation toward civilization—or so he believes. However, John Scratch still has much to learn about humanity, despite his many millennia among them. The novel combines imagination, originality, insight, and humor with history and myth, presenting a clever and entertaining journey.

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