“This was fun--sort of an adult version of "The Lightning Thief" by Riordan or a beach-read version of Gaiman's "American Gods." I liked "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett better, though that one isn't set in our world.
The book skirts around discussing whether or not Jesus is a "real" god but blandly ignores all other religious traditions. Don't get me wrong--I quite enjoyed the scene where one minor god tries to discuss a Christian concept of guilt with another god--but it seems like the book raises the issue of belief and then largely ignores the fact that billions of people believe in gods who are NOT part of the Greek pantheon. ”
Turrean wrote this review Thursday, August 21 2008.
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