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trewqh's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kingofspain93's review
3.75
lore-rich rollicking adventure stories that scratch a lot of archetypal itches. i loooooove complex world-building (empires rising and falling, continents slipping into the sea, internecine conflicts, dark magics, alien gods) and Conan does all of these things really well. the enormous weakness is the sexism; these stories have no use for women unless they are helpless, writhing, and naked. there's nothing wrong with naked writhing women as long as those aren't the only defining traits of all women in the world. I would read about a hundred more of these.
thewargrave's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Pulp to the core.
Having read a lot of fantasy this was largely predictable and wrote. However, Conan is exactly the reason WHY the tropes exist in the first place.
I won't be continuing with his adventures for that reason. Also the massive amount of racism, even if it was "ok at the time".
Having read a lot of fantasy this was largely predictable and wrote. However, Conan is exactly the reason WHY the tropes exist in the first place.
I won't be continuing with his adventures for that reason. Also the massive amount of racism, even if it was "ok at the time".
southalexander's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
horscht's review
4.0
Ein tumber Held reist durch eine Fantasy Welt und klopft sich mit Monsterspinnen, Zombie-Königen und anderen tumben Kämpfern. Ach ja, die wohlgeformte Prinzessin will natürlich auch ab und an beschützt werden.
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