[Nyororin]

The book is a piece of fiction, drawing from myths - which are also fiction.

I have not read the book, nor do I feel any particular desire to. But fiction is fiction. It`s not quite the same as comparing a book and movie. One is not an adaptation of another.

It`s silly to bash something because it draws from some traditional source yet changes something. Both the source and the result are fictional. An author should be free to receive inspiration from wherever they please. Just as a reader should be free to like or dislike the end product.

Seriously though, to judge an book/movie based upon the simple fact that they didn`t follow some traditional formula to the letter makes me laugh. Especially when it is such a common thing to do - drawing from traditional myths and changing things is one of the more common themes in literature.