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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Racism, Sexism
Minor: Rape, Antisemitism, Kidnapping
This is very much not for me. The writing style was clunky, particularly with dialogue.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
classic fun, these are the original pulp short stories that were expanded into novels
in the 60s.
in the 60s.
adventurous
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At first, I thought that the Conan stories were over written. After I finished, I still thought they were over written, but I also thought that Howard would have made one hell of a Dungeon Master.
This was a great read, although reading all the stories back to back was perhaps a little tiring at times.
Conan is nothing like the movies, but an intelligent and cunning warrior who gets into all sorts of trouble, especially against the "civilised" people and their unnatural magics :)
These stories are unabashedly pulp, and an interesting mix of heroic and horror. Much of the interest came in Conan facing off against things he couldn't just beat with a sword - and the trouble that comes of trying to :)
There is some blatant racist and sexist stereotypes - but they are turned on their head from time to time.
All in all a good read, although nowhere as impressive as I was hoping.
Conan is nothing like the movies, but an intelligent and cunning warrior who gets into all sorts of trouble, especially against the "civilised" people and their unnatural magics :)
These stories are unabashedly pulp, and an interesting mix of heroic and horror. Much of the interest came in Conan facing off against things he couldn't just beat with a sword - and the trouble that comes of trying to :)
There is some blatant racist and sexist stereotypes - but they are turned on their head from time to time.
All in all a good read, although nowhere as impressive as I was hoping.