Storyline: 2/5 
 Characters: 1/5 
 Writing Style: 3/5 
 World: 4/5 
 Some authors write stories. Some build worlds. Zelazny built a story. 
 It was an awkward beginning because I didn't know what was being built. Zelazny was laying foundations and constructing forms, but I couldn't visualize what would come of it all - Obelisk? Skyscraper? Mansion? The most enjoyable part of the reading experience was the epiphany moment; I realized what I was looking at and how it would resolve. Zelazny must have taken lessons from the Impressionist school of art because he relied a lot on broad strokes and suggestions. The final product is something that, from a distance, is attractive, but only from a distance. Like impressionists paintings, once you get close you can see the gaps and the rough generalizations. This wasn't a miserable reading experience; it was actually kind of neat. The finished product, however, was not that remarkable. 
 Reminds me of (view spoiler)[ American Gods by Neil Gaiman (hide spoiler)]