Nice review! It sounds like such a multilayered book. I'm a sucker for anything that's able to incorporate mythology or folklore into the story--preferably something obscure. Most of the things we take for granted as having scientific or medical basis used to be attributed to mysterious and often malicious spiritual agents. The lore surrounding their causes, preventions, and consequences is fascinating in its own right, but also makes great fodder for stories.
I love it too! Have you ever read American Gods by Neil Gaiman? It was such a fun read because of all the gods represented in the story. So many that I didn’t know about or didn’t know the depth of myth.
No, I'll probably get shit for saying this, but I've never been a Neil Gaiman fan :-| But I've heard good things about the book, so maybe I should give it a try....
Nice review! It sounds like such a multilayered book. I'm a sucker for anything that's able to incorporate mythology or folklore into the story--preferably something obscure. Most of the things we take for granted as having scientific or medical basis used to be attributed to mysterious and often malicious spiritual agents. The lore surrounding their causes, preventions, and consequences is fascinating in its own right, but also makes great fodder for stories.
I love it too! Have you ever read American Gods by Neil Gaiman? It was such a fun read because of all the gods represented in the story. So many that I didn’t know about or didn’t know the depth of myth.
No, I'll probably get shit for saying this, but I've never been a Neil Gaiman fan :-| But I've heard good things about the book, so maybe I should give it a try....
No shame in that. You can’t like everything. But I liked seeing ancient gods in the modern world
It is an interesting premise...
Never heard of this story. Thanks for the great review.