Several reviewers underline the novel 's ironic and satirical aspect . The names of the characters , Latin quotations and idioms add to this as much as the parallelism between the seven days of Creation and scientific hominization .
Several reviewers underline the narrative 's ironic and satirical aspect , including the names of the characters , Latin quotations and idioms as well as the parallelism between the seven days of Creation and scientific hominization .