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adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Kull gets so much flak for being a weirder, or lesser, prototype version of Conan. He is that, but he's also, in my opinion at least, a character who's completely different in his own way. Howard gets much more philosophical and political with his Kull stories, diving into ideas far greater than a pulp action piece deserves. My one complaint is the occasional repetitiveness of the tales themselves, which I suppose is consistent with the pulp nature of them and how few of them were actually published in Howard's lifetime; recycled plots are to be expected.
-NOTE: I listened to this on Audible
-NOTE: I listened to this on Audible
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Minor: Xenophobia, Racism, Misogyny, and Alcohol
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