A review by ostrava
The Weird of the White Wolf by Michael Moorcock
1.0
There was some interesting set up prepared from the last books that got resolved in... one short story, the first one at that, talk about pacing. And it doesn't even make sense. I'm under the impression that Moorcock wrote this before any of the other books in the series, which shows. Elric loses his mind and decides to tear down his homeland, unleashing disproportionate levels of destruction and horror...Why?
He doesn't feel like himself. I wish people had warned me about the disappointing "story", otherwise I would have just focused all of my attention on the "Sword and Sorcery" elements. Or not, because that's not the reason I wanted to read the books. I wanted conflict and heroic fantasy mixed with a background of philosophy and theory, which supposedly distinguished Moorcock to some degree. I wanted Elric to acknowledge the immorality of his people, of himself, and of the rest of the world. But Moorcock didn't have his mind there when writting these stories. Too bad the book couldn't even be entertaining enough to make up for it.
He doesn't feel like himself. I wish people had warned me about the disappointing "story", otherwise I would have just focused all of my attention on the "Sword and Sorcery" elements. Or not, because that's not the reason I wanted to read the books. I wanted conflict and heroic fantasy mixed with a background of philosophy and theory, which supposedly distinguished Moorcock to some degree. I wanted Elric to acknowledge the immorality of his people, of himself, and of the rest of the world. But Moorcock didn't have his mind there when writting these stories. Too bad the book couldn't even be entertaining enough to make up for it.