Random observation

[hmpf]

Most of the fictions I'm fascinated with at the moment are concerned to some degree with religion. Even some of the music I'm listening to at the moment is. I find that vaguely... weird. Somebody trying to tell me something?

The evidence:

- It's Walky! (webcomic): has a main character who starts out very religious, then goes through a non-religious phase, then rediscovers her faith, struggles with it, but ultimately holds on to it.

- The Book of the New Sun (novel): has all kinds of religious motifs/themes. The Urth mailing list is debating religious stuff a lot.

- Battlestar Galactica (the 2004 series): the Cylons, especially Six, have this thing about God...

- Angel's Egg (movie): mysterious Japanese animation movie that may or may not be a religious parable. Cross-like objects and insubstantial fish abound.

- BE (Pain of Salvation album): seems to deal with religion, as well.

I was drawn to none of these things due to their religious content; in each of these cases I only discovered the subtext while reading/watching/listening to the 'text' in question.

Comments

[enlight-bystand.livejournal.com]

Okay, that's scary. I read that the book of the new sun is a good piece of background on Exalted, then move to the laptop and see you talking about it!!

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

Sobody stole the first book of the New Sun from the library, so I can't read it!! I have been scanning the flea (read: cheap) markets for a copy though, as I managed to pick up the first Wheel of Time book for 50p about a month ago.

The stupid library does, however, have the second book of the New Sun, and it's been staring right back at me for several months. But since you said the plot's complex, I have left it alone. I did get another Gene Wolfe out though, called Peace. Have you read it? Did I tell you I'd read There Are Doors???

You don't have to answer. Hehehe.

*shuts up and sits down in the corner*