Review: The Gray Area
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2012
Mad Gods is a repurposing and reimagining of mythology and religion.  As such, there is a lot of information here--back story, legends, reinvented interpretations of famous historical occurrences, and how they all piece together in a big ole Xian conspiracy. The book touches on correlations between myths that have always fascinated me, with the adage that everyone believes/has faith in the same thing, only in different ways--and some of them, not so great.This is a killer book.  At times, very shocking, but in a way that isn't outrageous--just an uncomfortable reminder that life is cruel and too often we see things through rose-colored glasses.  At other times, it is an upbeat view of pop culture 60s amidst the despair and devastation caused by the Darkness.Lyrical writing, poetic in tone, as well as absolutely vivid imagery.  There are dozens of lines that made me pause and re-read because they ring so full of truth.As a girl whose own faith operates by duality--light and dark, black and white--yet she exists in a blessedly gray area in between, this novel resonated with me.  I'm looking forward to spending more time with Adam in the next book!