tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post4304202776436453561..comments2023-05-18T03:20:42.964-07:00Comments on Paper Tales: Elric of Melinbone by Michael MoorcockAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06334122636036312508noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-44168538187808663922020-04-06T17:12:48.903-07:002020-04-06T17:12:48.903-07:00Silly. Elric is brilliant and chock full of fantas...Silly. Elric is brilliant and chock full of fantasy and fantastic imagery.Brother Endarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508103673537181455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-47910894200249725242016-10-01T14:38:51.303-07:002016-10-01T14:38:51.303-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15223494331660706391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-59223645078487926052015-10-23T19:23:33.873-07:002015-10-23T19:23:33.873-07:00Didn't he write that when he was sixteen in ab...Didn't he write that when he was sixteen in about three days or something? I'm pretty sure I remember that.Ross Balmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902507121104458299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-14150536653202829762015-02-24T16:13:25.606-08:002015-02-24T16:13:25.606-08:00roflmfao.
First, could you please link to the movi...roflmfao.<br />First, could you please link to the movie? I am unaware of any legally published movie of Elric.<br />Second. If Hunger Games was more your type and enjoyable then Elric; therein is your problem.<br />It's like... pouring you a glass of Robert Mondavi and a glass of Domaine de la Romanee Conti Grand Cru, without telling which is which. You wouldn't know the difference because you don't anything about wine. Just like you don't know anything about writing.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568373701648820595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-72845433531519619622014-01-24T18:37:36.882-08:002014-01-24T18:37:36.882-08:00First, I'm sorry that I didn't see your co...First, I'm sorry that I didn't see your comment before. It's been a hectic couple of months.<br /><br />As for my opinion on this book being highly misguided, I'd have to say that is an unfair assessment. At no point in time do I say that what I have written in this review is law. It is a matter of opinion. It's not wrong or right. It just is.<br /><br />As for being sexist, I'm sorry you feel that that was how the comment was intended. My view on this novel is that it is geared more towards a man and that it would work well for people who don't like long novels and who's attention span is better suited for something shorter. It was no meant as an insult, nor do I think that this is a bad thing. I think that this novel was directed towards a certain audience and I was not that audience. <br /><br />I never said either that I want endless descriptions. Endless descriptions are not enjoyable to me. Again, I must repeat that this is my opinion and that doesn't mean that it isn't good writing. It's just not for me.<br /><br />I am not cutting myself off from these genera's either. I have a Literature Major as well and a minor in Comparative Lit. I have done my fair share of reading and in fact, still read anything that is pretty much suggested to me, regardless of genera. If you look at my other reviews, I have a wide range of novels that I read. Sci Fi and Fantasy, being one of my favorites.<br /><br />Thank you for your input n this, and I'm glad to hear from someone who likes this novel but it just wasn't for me. But, like I said, I did enjoy the idea that the main character wasn't a good guy and I have to applaud the writer for that. <br /><br />I'd be happy to hear more from you in the future. It's always nice to hear differing opinions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334122636036312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-44390429950471816692013-10-25T13:38:48.089-07:002013-10-25T13:38:48.089-07:00I think you are highly misguided :"the people...I think you are highly misguided :"the people who want to read but have the short attention span, tend to be of the male persuasion" is not a very happy sentence, if not directly sexist. I'm a man, and I've read a lot, and in six different languages (two of them are dead now: Latin and ancient Greek), and I like sci fi and fantasy. In fact, I have a degree in Literature and Linguistics in the University of La Plata, and it's a six year course of studies, and I <i>prefer</i> these genres. You even say so: you don't manage the genre rules... <br />I agree that the first of the novels, "Elric of Melniboné" is very short, and it's the worst of them. And it isn't the core of the genre (it's recognized for being <i>very</i> special). If you want endless descriptions, polished dialogs, and long stories, you can always go back to Tolkien (which is very enjoyable), George R. Martin, Ursula K. Le Guin, or Liliana Bodoc (if you can read in Spanish). Regarding Sci Fi, another genre which has been messed up with, you can always go to the classics: Bradbury, Wells, Welles, Cordwainer Smith, or (again) if you can read in Spanish, Carlos Gardini.<br />I think that you are missing the point of these stories, so I recommend you to read <a href="http://www.eltoldodeastier.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/numeros/numero-7/LLDRuquet.pdf" rel="nofollow">this</a> and don't you get cut off of two huge genres by reading one exceptional series of short stories.Estebonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045320788916269301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-63473267172183887602013-08-27T15:24:29.698-07:002013-08-27T15:24:29.698-07:00Hunger Games fit into the sci/fi genera very loose...Hunger Games fit into the sci/fi genera very loosely, I think. But yes, you're right. Most people don't have the patience for a story line and hence books like this are made. Which, if you think about it, a lot of the people who want to read but have the short attention span, tend to be of the male persuasion. Yes, I know that's probably a gross generalization but it does seem to be true. So technically, I guess books like this are simply writing to their market.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334122636036312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-78654998690673915402013-08-27T15:24:23.266-07:002013-08-27T15:24:23.266-07:00Hunger Games fit into the sci/fi genera very loose...Hunger Games fit into the sci/fi genera very loosely, I think. But yes, you're right. Most people don't have the patience for a story line and hence books like this are made. Which, if you think about it, a lot of the people who want to read but have the short attention span, tend to be of the male persuasion. Yes, I know that's probably a gross generalization but it does seem to be true. So technically, I guess books like this are simply writing to their market.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334122636036312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043484492835877962.post-76618615614007001152013-08-27T10:04:09.431-07:002013-08-27T10:04:09.431-07:00I think people get too bored with a building story...I think people get too bored with a building story line. They want it done at break neck speed. No cliff hangars, no patience, nothing. Just a boring quick story to say they "read" a book. These are probably hits with kids who need to crank out some kind of book report. Or they're hoping that our own imaginations fill the void that's missing in these books. I've never been able to read sci/fi. The only ones I guess I've been able to read are The Hunger Games. Are those even Sci/Fi?? Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745304091086435258noreply@blogger.com