Elric of Melniboné
Ratings113
Average rating3.4
To the point, episodic, thoughtful, a fantasy story about an eccentric sorcerer king who must quest to help his kingdom and save someone. Loved the dynamic of living up to the traditions of your culture vs wanting to improve it through some kind of enlightenment. There is tropey "damsel" element to the story, but it was small and hopefully said character gets more agency further on. This was a weird one but thought provoking, great character introspection, cultural reflection, and interesting things that manage to fit into the story rather than stand out or too bluntly mirror our world.
To the point, episodic, thoughtful, a fantasy story about an eccentric sorcerer king who must quest to help his kingdom and save someone. Loved the dynamic of living up to the traditions of your culture vs wanting to improve it through some kind of enlightenment. There is tropey "damsel" element to the story, but it was small and hopefully said character gets more agency further on. This was a weird one but thought provoking, great character introspection, cultural reflection, and interesting things that manage to fit into the story rather than stand out or too bluntly mirror our world.