Okay, I am finished with it now, too. I am just loving it! I like it for the same reasons you do. I love the perspective of these gods after living so many centuries. Having Eros be a Christian was a hoot, I thought. Even though the Greek gods were "real". The waning power/lack of belief storyline has been done in other areas, but she gave it a great twist with Athena having a hard time communicating in plain English and the gods just getting bored, basically. I liked the style of this book, too. It wasn't just fluff, yet was still silly and fun. I don't see enough of that with women writers. Sometimes you just want a good giggle.
I was a little shocked by Eros's Christianity, but I could see where after years of existence, he'd look for answers elsewhere.
I don't know if I liked the Athena twist, but it made the book unique. She's usually so wise and such a leader in everything else. To have her unable to communicate her point was.... Well, I guess I always thought she'd KNOW how to communicate. She's always been a favorite of mine, so I guess I just didn't like seeing her weak. But it did set the story apart.
You're right, a lot of women writers can't seem to find a balance to write about something kind of serious and still have humor in it. It winds up being puff or it's just really dramatic. Although I like a good puff piece. If you read something super serious, it's good to have something fun and puffy to read to kind of relax your brain.
I usually love Athena, too. I think she could definitely be a leader. But I didn't see her as weak at all. I saw them making comedy of the fact that she was so misunderstood. I work with people like her fellow gods. They are very self important and not as smart or informed as they like to think. So they tend to not pay attention to someone telling them something. Then they'll turn around and make fun of the person rather than admit they don't understand. At first I wondered if they'd make some reference to Cassandra with the way no one would listen to the one who knew what was going on. Because that was Apollo's doing, the curse. I like a puff piece, too. But I like it when they can be silly and yet intelligent with the humor. I'm looking forward to more from her.
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I don't know if I liked the Athena twist, but it made the book unique. She's usually so wise and such a leader in everything else. To have her unable to communicate her point was.... Well, I guess I always thought she'd KNOW how to communicate. She's always been a favorite of mine, so I guess I just didn't like seeing her weak. But it did set the story apart.
You're right, a lot of women writers can't seem to find a balance to write about something kind of serious and still have humor in it. It winds up being puff or it's just really dramatic.
Although I like a good puff piece. If you read something super serious, it's good to have something fun and puffy to read to kind of relax your brain.
Or have a book that is both. :)
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I like a puff piece, too. But I like it when they can be silly and yet intelligent with the humor. I'm looking forward to more from her.
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