I don't know how much I think Skin Game set on Christian Theology... I guess it did but it seems in a very "Supernatural" way. They had had Uriel (?... I forget) around before. And they've had the Knights of the Cross thing before. Plus, the Grail and the Speer of Destiny. That said, they also had Hades being very much the Greek Mythology character and in no way Satan. (He actually reminded me a bit of Roberta Gellis' Hades in "Dazzling Darkness" (or whatever the name was) where Hades was actually the hero in love with Persephone (albeit with some kidnapping involved). At any rate, Hades didn't come off as a bad guy.
That said, I agree that Skin Game was not memorable, and I had no clue that the whole "puppy gate" involved Butcher getting nominated for a Hugo by Tea Party types. That does make me shudder a little. I agree that Skin Game meandered and wasn't particularly compelling.
And since we were discussing it, I have been reading Johannes Cabal The Necromancer, and thus far it's seriously suffering from the same thing. So far it's been like a series of vignettes rather than an ongoing story. And while it seems to strive for Gaiman and Pratchett wit and humor... it just isn't as amusing. That said, it's enough that I'll finish it... eventually. I don't find Johannes all that interesting so far (actually find his brother more interesting to this point) but I also can't help thinking there's an Odd Thomas mislead going on. I figure there's something more than a drop to Cabal's brother saying that Johannes went nuts (even though Johannes doesn't appear to think so).
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Date: 2015-04-14 12:16 am (UTC)That said, I agree that Skin Game was not memorable, and I had no clue that the whole "puppy gate" involved Butcher getting nominated for a Hugo by Tea Party types. That does make me shudder a little. I agree that Skin Game meandered and wasn't particularly compelling.
And since we were discussing it, I have been reading Johannes Cabal The Necromancer, and thus far it's seriously suffering from the same thing. So far it's been like a series of vignettes rather than an ongoing story. And while it seems to strive for Gaiman and Pratchett wit and humor... it just isn't as amusing. That said, it's enough that I'll finish it... eventually. I don't find Johannes all that interesting so far (actually find his brother more interesting to this point) but I also can't help thinking there's an Odd Thomas mislead going on. I figure there's something more than a drop to Cabal's brother saying that Johannes went nuts (even though Johannes doesn't appear to think so).