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Liked It “Strange book. Space travels take the form of Hindu gods and Buddha to keep the people of a planet under their thumb. I originally listened to this book, but I think it really should be read to get a better understanding.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Strange book. Space travels take the form of Hindu gods and Buddha to keep the people of a planet under their thumb. I originally listened to this book, but I think it really should be read to get a better understanding.”
spinnerrowe wrote this review Tuesday, April 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My review is at http://auntb93also.multiply.com/journal/item/414/Lord_of_Light_by_Roger_Zelazny_1967”
AuntB93 wrote this review Sunday, August 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Although this novel won a Hugo award, and I liked it well enough when I read it in the 1960s, I wouldn't bother reading it again.”
Jim H wrote this review Thursday, July 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A bit confusing, but funny and interesting. It takes a while to get into it, and the time jump in the beginning doesn't help.
spiegelscherben wrote this review Saturday, April 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The premise is good though - on a distant planet, in a distant time, the man-made-god Mahasamatman, also known as Buddha but Sam to his friends struggles against his fellow gods, the Indian pantheon who are deliberately withholding the technology of their old world from the humans.
At times hilarious and at others insightful, the book reinterprets gods, demons and religion in a science fiction setting. It is definitely a good read, though not for those entirely uninitiated to Indian religious history.”
“This book has been with me since my childhood, and I go back to it every few years to refresh the experience. It is a book that attempts to embody every human experience, a book of immense passion, scope, and ambition. It is at least as noble and meaningful as the myths upon which it is based, and far more accesible to the modern Western mind.”
David L wrote this review Wednesday, March 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Mind blowing book, very imaginative...found on a small bookstore in Seattle by chance and was grateful I decided to spent my time on that small shop... :)”
Eduardo G wrote this review Saturday, February 16 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of the great science fiction classics of the new wave.”
Sonja B wrote this review Monday, November 26 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great book. Mahabharata but then with a twist of SF. So imaginative. I read it in two days ”
Bart wrote this review Tuesday, November 6 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It's really interesting to read how an alien like RZ, reads our sub-culture. Zelazny's take on Indian gods and goddesses may be a bit tooo techhy, but his use of the dielectic between the Vedics and the Buddhists is terrific.
Raptor wrote this review Wednesday, October 31 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Moreover he's cleverly couched the whole philosophical arrangement in a different world which gives it an objective window.
A super action read too.”
