YMMV / Lord of Light

• Funny Moments: The first outright joke in the book appears in a very sneaky way. Tak watches from a distance as Sam engages in some strange ritual with a demon, as pillars of fire appear around them. Yama explains that Sam was gambling with the demon to earn the allegiance of a number of fire elementals, which is what they were wagering on. Knowing this, the reader may flip back to that scene and notice the clues which were there: the weird ritual gestures were just rolling dice, and the players' strange utterances ("Eyes of the serpent") turn out to be Antiquated Linguistics for "Snake eyes!" "Double or nothing!" "Lucky seven!" et cetera.
• Strawman Has a Point: Though they use it to justify their control over humanity, "gods" have a point: humanity is not prepared for progress, as science, used in wrong way, can really destroy and pollute the planet. Knowing that the first ones were survivors from destroyed Earth, they maybe somewhat right.