Book Review ~~ The Big Deal ~~

Recently, I read “The Big Deal”, by Jamie Brindle. I found this story very intriguing because it continued in an endless loop — fitting, because time and space did not exist in the beginning, where the story took place. Quincy is a salesman, quite a good one, who sells lives to Poor Souls. In fact, he is such a good salesman that the first life he shows a Poor Soul is successfully sold — until a Poor Soul decides that the life Quincy shows him is not the right life for him. Instead, he shows an interest in a life that Quincy himself feels a degree of recognition for. Quincy shoves another life at him, but soon enough, the Poor Soul returns because the life, according to him, “wasn’t really my cup of tea”. Quincy is shocked and tries to conceal the familiar life, but is unsuccessful, and as a result, they both get thrown into the same life. The life progresses quickly, fast-forwarding, but afterwards, there is trouble because there are two souls in the same life. Quincy gets sent back to the Beginning and the cycle repeats infinitely. I enjoyed reading this story and thought that the idea was very creative and original, much like the riddle about whether the chicken or the egg came first. I would recommend this story to anyone who enjoys reading science fiction, fantasy, or simply a book that makes you think and rate it 9.7/10.

Greek Mythology ~~ The Big Three ~~

I recently realized that, while I’ve mentioned four gods and goddesses so far, I’ve never talked about the Big Three. Mostly, this is because I don’t find them particularly interesting; they may control the sky, the sea, and the Underworld, but their personalities aren’t particularly liked or disliked by me. Still, they are very important to mythology in general, so I’m doing a little section on them.

Zeus, lord of the sky, is very powerful. With his lightning and the fact that he’s the head of all the gods and goddesses of Olympus, he can do almost anything, but since not all those gods follow his lead, he has to control any rebellions on top of any other responsibilities. He’s an interesting character, but his elevated status does little to actually separate him from all the other gods. He can be both merciful and ruthless, but usually makes good judgements.

Poseidon, master of the sea, can do a lot with his power. For the most part, Zeus and Poseidon have major transportation covered: Zeus with airplanes, and Poseidon with ships. Of course, since the two don’t always work together, they can’t make full use of that. Poseidon’s power becomes clearer in The Odyssey, where Odysseus spends years finding his way home.

Hades, ruler of the Underworld, has practically unlimited wealth. I’ve never understood why they’ve never had myths about Eros or Hermes being mischievous and using it to corrupt the economy, but maybe we just never hear about it or they weren’t able to succeed. Either way, Hades’ wealth provides a huge source of power and influences that probably aren’t useful to the gods. I find him quite interesting.