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A review by old_odd_biscuit
Elric at the End of Time by Michael Moorcock
2.0
This is a collection of some of Michael Moorcock's early short stories and some explanatory essays.
The title is a little misleading since most of the content is not about his hero Elric. The most pages are given to a sequence of very short stories about Moorcock's first fantasy hero, Sojan the Swordsman, dating from when Moorcock was just 17.
I feel like I'm missing something because Moorcock has such stature. At this time, I have read several of his Elric novels spanning decades of his career, and (this book included) I am disappointed to say I don't get it.
He has said that he is concerned with writing his ideas rather than being a 'good writer'. I find this to be true. His ideas have included some good ones that got copied into pop culture, without credit. But I like good writing and since Moorcock himself says he is not offering it, I ended up skimming this book instead of properly reading it.
It might just be that his work is not for me, yet I'm reluctant to dismiss him. Maybe if I keep at it, something will click one day.
The title is a little misleading since most of the content is not about his hero Elric. The most pages are given to a sequence of very short stories about Moorcock's first fantasy hero, Sojan the Swordsman, dating from when Moorcock was just 17.
I feel like I'm missing something because Moorcock has such stature. At this time, I have read several of his Elric novels spanning decades of his career, and (this book included) I am disappointed to say I don't get it.
He has said that he is concerned with writing his ideas rather than being a 'good writer'. I find this to be true. His ideas have included some good ones that got copied into pop culture, without credit. But I like good writing and since Moorcock himself says he is not offering it, I ended up skimming this book instead of properly reading it.
It might just be that his work is not for me, yet I'm reluctant to dismiss him. Maybe if I keep at it, something will click one day.