SuitabookWho Let the Gods Out
Maz Evans
- Reading
- If caring for an unwell parent may feel close to home, read alongside the child and pause to discuss Elliott’s responsibilities. If the mythic references are unfamiliar, explain them as playful reworkings rather than prerequisites.
- Themes
- Caring for an unwell parent: Elliott is trying to care for his mother while also coping with supernatural events and pressure around the family home. The caring role is described as thoughtful and sensitive, presenting Elliott as sympathetic and showing that caring can be rewarding yet isolating.
- Reworking Greek mythology: Greek gods and mythic figures appear in modern Britain, portrayed through jokes, caricature and culture clash. The approach is playful and largely harmless, deliberately omitting or softening gruesome elements while changing the gods for comic effect.
- Humour and caricature: The book uses frequent jokes and comic depictions, including humour about a fat teacher and a speech impediment. The comic style is central to the book, but some character-based jokes may invite discussion about whether humour depends on someone’s body or speech.
- Worth knowing
- Some families may want to note the presence of death, a death daemon, infidelity, slapstick violence and humour directed at a fat teacher or a speech impediment. These elements are presented within a comic, caricatured style.