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adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
This makes for a fairly nice read… if you can forget that you get exactly ONE female character and her sole purpose is to be an object of desire for the men in this book. All she does is sit still, look pretty, and more often than not, get into situations from which she must be rescued.
Technically, 3 stars is too high a rating. However, considering this was written in the ‘70s (maybe ‘60s idk), I thought I’d be a little bit more gracious. Look... if I were judging strictly in terms how good a fantasy this is, I'd say it's pretty good. The world building is impressive, the characters are interesting, and quite frankly I did find myself enjoying the story, except when Cymoril showed up and I was violently reminded of the fact that women have no value in this story.
Technically, 3 stars is too high a rating. However, considering this was written in the ‘70s (maybe ‘60s idk), I thought I’d be a little bit more gracious. Look... if I were judging strictly in terms how good a fantasy this is, I'd say it's pretty good. The world building is impressive, the characters are interesting, and quite frankly I did find myself enjoying the story, except when Cymoril showed up and I was violently reminded of the fact that women have no value in this story.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Minor: Rape
3,5 ⭐
Ha estado bien pero es fantasía clásica con lo malo y lo bueno. Profundiza poco en personajes y la trama es sencillita, el sistema de magia inexistente y el lore recatado, pero es entretenido y ágil por lo que no se te hace pesado. No es una lectura memorable para un lector de la actualidad pero me ha gustado.
Ha estado bien pero es fantasía clásica con lo malo y lo bueno. Profundiza poco en personajes y la trama es sencillita, el sistema de magia inexistente y el lore recatado, pero es entretenido y ágil por lo que no se te hace pesado. No es una lectura memorable para un lector de la actualidad pero me ha gustado.
Reading the first 2022 Omnibus of Elric novels thanks to Blind Guardian and an Amazon sale. This first book was a good introduction and wayyy darker than I expected.