The management style of the Supreme Beings
The management style of the Supreme Beings
The management style of the Supreme Beings
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When the Supreme Being and his son decide that being supreme isn't for them any more, it's inevitable that things get a bit of a shake-up.It soon becomes apparent that our new owners, the Venturi brothers, have a very different perspective on all sorts of things. Take Good and Evil, for example. For them, it's an outdated concept that never worked particularly well in the first place. Unfortunately, the sudden disappearance of right and wrong, while welcomed by some, raises certain concerns amongst those still attached to the previous team's management style.In particular, there's one of the old gods who didn't move out with the others. A reclusive chap, he lives somewhere up north, and only a handful even believe in him.But he's watching. And he really does need to know if you've been naughty or nice.
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Quite fun! Like one of those 3D castle jigsaws, this book assembles a collection of two-dimensional stereotypes—jaded deity, bumbling semideity, rugged explorer, corporate politics from the cutthroat down to the petty—into an unexpectedly rich construction. Holt keeps a good pace through the entire work, juggling funny, cynical, thoughtful, depressing, and infuriating with kindness and decency.
A note for fellow rational beings: although the pantheon is (mostly) the christian one, that's not necessarily an especially important aspect of the book. The Dad and Jay (C.) characters are rather dull minor ones with relatively few appearances; all the interesting characters are human, some in the Hell environs and some on our well-known Earth. Oh, and one more nonhuman interesting one, but no spoilers.
