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.