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cellardoor10 's review for:
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
I'll be honest, I had no idea what was going on most of the time, but here's what I gleaned:
In the future, a select group of individuals make themselves powerful enough to become gods, primarily taking on the roles of various Hindu deities. They do what pantheons of gods always do - fight and disagree and love and act ultimately pretty human.
Zelazny wrote this in a way that feels similar to some of the old religious epics - vignette-style stories, with a smattering of philosophical prose. References to Epic People and Epic Events that we may or may not hear about, etc. It's not my favorite style, and I felt my lack of knowledge of Hindu writings, in particular, while trying to understand this.
It's an interesting idea, though.
In the future, a select group of individuals make themselves powerful enough to become gods, primarily taking on the roles of various Hindu deities. They do what pantheons of gods always do - fight and disagree and love and act ultimately pretty human.
Zelazny wrote this in a way that feels similar to some of the old religious epics - vignette-style stories, with a smattering of philosophical prose. References to Epic People and Epic Events that we may or may not hear about, etc. It's not my favorite style, and I felt my lack of knowledge of Hindu writings, in particular, while trying to understand this.
It's an interesting idea, though.