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While I do really like Moorcock particularly for Elric cycle, it is obvious that he isn't right about many things. First, he mistakes having a coherent univers
by ousta 11y ago
While I do really like Moorcock particularly for Elric cycle, it is obvious that he isn't right about many things.
First, he mistakes having a coherent universe and story with "bland".
I prefer Moorcock than any Tolkiens in the world but make no mistake he is definitly a much inferior writer than Tolkien was. His universe is totally chaos, the narrative are erratic, it's like an open world that doesn't give much and pretend to be mysterious while the truth is that it just shows the lack of talent that has Moorcock as a storyteller. his heroes have pub philosophy and psychology 101 mindsets, his stories have no beginning no end and plus if he has never been adapted it is because overall his books make no sense at all. that does not mean he is not a much more imaginative writer than most other heroic fantasy writers. he is.
also saying that heinlen (probably the only one who was a real facist) and asimov were wrong and k . dick right. they are not just the same kind of writers and i'll go as far to say that those three writers were all right and we re now leaving in worlds were their books have influenced not only the popular culture but mankind, envisionning where we are aiming at as a species. those things. Moorcock - a much much more inferior artist than asimov, dick, heinlein and tolkien - will never accomplish.
- debacle 11y agoPhilip K Dick was right. Asimov may be right at some point in the future, but he's not right now. Heinlen had a bit of a crazy streak - he's mostly right, but when he's wrong, he's dead wrong. Philip K Dick, though, was right about so many aspects of modern culture - the changing perception towards rights, humanity, drugs, and classes. The massive shift from nationalism to corporatism (which we're continuing to see become more like Paycheck), and the alarming trend of humanity being more driven by a handful of people than any flavor of democracy. Moorcock is a good writer, but he is definitely much more of a Robert Jordan or RA Salvatore than a Tolkien or Asimov.