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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great fun. An inventive premise with just as impressive execution. Doesn’t overstay its welcome. Tight, funny, sometimes poignant.
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Every TP book is a kind of favorite, but there are some that are “more” equal than others. Small Gods is one of these: no matter how many times I read it, it always delivers. Under its light surface, it manages to pack quite a powerful set of messages about faith, religion and what it means to be human. And about philosophers, of course.
The most powerful message for me is that if you beat someone with a stick for long enough, they will start believing in the stick. People stop obeying their god out of love, and start obeying the church (wielding the stick) out of fear. And who is going to reap the benefits? Only the church. Everyone else loses.
All this is packed in a fun and sometimes funny package. I think this is one of the most quotable TP books. Almost every other sentence contains either a philosophical gem or a wonderful turn of phrase or both.
I think Small Gods is one of the best entry points for new comers to TP.
The most powerful message for me is that if you beat someone with a stick for long enough, they will start believing in the stick. People stop obeying their god out of love, and start obeying the church (wielding the stick) out of fear. And who is going to reap the benefits? Only the church. Everyone else loses.
All this is packed in a fun and sometimes funny package. I think this is one of the most quotable TP books. Almost every other sentence contains either a philosophical gem or a wonderful turn of phrase or both.
I think Small Gods is one of the best entry points for new comers to TP.
Much better than Pyramids, imo. Which was way too Eurocentric, and probably intrinsically what cultural appropriation arguably is. The acolyte who believes so purely sustaining a small god incarnated (?) into a tortoise. And their journey slash pilgrimage to bring him back into prominence.
This is fantastic, and I think quite respectful actually, of atheism and organized religion. It’s nuanced enough that it comes down on both positive and negatives aspects of both belief systems. Because everyone worships; it just depends what you believe _in_. And what this decides to believe in is what I would call “the right answer”, maybe the only answer, unless you’re incredibly nihilistic.
The jokes here aren’t incredible, lots of bad puns. More so the pleasure of this came from the themes being absolutely nailed and punching up, after the punching down onto a pastiche of cultures in Pyramids. Why do I keep comparing it to that? I’m reading the trilogy of Gods, so.
This is fantastic, and I think quite respectful actually, of atheism and organized religion. It’s nuanced enough that it comes down on both positive and negatives aspects of both belief systems. Because everyone worships; it just depends what you believe _in_. And what this decides to believe in is what I would call “the right answer”, maybe the only answer, unless you’re incredibly nihilistic.
The jokes here aren’t incredible, lots of bad puns. More so the pleasure of this came from the themes being absolutely nailed and punching up, after the punching down onto a pastiche of cultures in Pyramids. Why do I keep comparing it to that? I’m reading the trilogy of Gods, so.
Need to read along with audiobook. Can’t follow on just audio.