IMHO, I think Mr. Barker forgot archtypes have depths of meaning. Instead, I felt as if I had been slimed, as in the 'Ghostbusters' movie.

Everybody, for those of you who loved this, yes, the writing is the very image of literary writing and definitely covers a lot of the usual metafictional and metaphysical ground customary for an author seeking Truth while having fun, but with horrifically offensive graphic scenery. WAY too long, but the worst of it, for me, though, this was too much of a bad LSD/Old Testament pastiche and not enough Ancient Mediterranean wit.