I will never complain about a rambly bookish video!! I'll have to admit that I had never felt any interest in reading Elric, but the parallels and influences you described really piqued my interest. Thanks for sharing 🤩
Really enjoyed the perspective you brought both in terms of legacy of the Elric Saga and in terms of evolution of the fantasy genre itself! Also, a sidenote, I’m so glad you went in ‘spoiler’ territory, actually naming charactes and events in the books you mentioned! It feels liberating and i say this even when i havent read every book you brought into the discussion. Hope you have a nice day!
Thank you so much, and yeah I think from now on I'm going to get more into specifics and spoilers rather than more spoiler free stuff when it comes to these kinds of videos
I am very curious still to try out some Elric, it really was such an influential series, and even though I imagine I'll be the same way with appreciating it, but liking things it inspired more, I'm still looking forward to giving it a shot. I have those same editions too
Sorry for the weird question but you didn't just happen to be walking down Newland Avenue did you? I saw someone who looked and sounded just like you but I thought that would be a crazy coincidence if it was you.
@@OverlyAverageBen Wow that's wild. I was just going to buy some straws for my dad's cafe which is on that road. Villa Natura, feel free to pop in if you ever can.
I will never complain about a rambly bookish video!! I'll have to admit that I had never felt any interest in reading Elric, but the parallels and influences you described really piqued my interest. Thanks for sharing 🤩
Thank you for watching!!
Really enjoyed the perspective you brought both in terms of legacy of the Elric Saga and in terms of evolution of the fantasy genre itself! Also, a sidenote, I’m so glad you went in ‘spoiler’ territory, actually naming charactes and events in the books you mentioned! It feels liberating and i say this even when i havent read every book you brought into the discussion. Hope you have a nice day!
Thank you so much, and yeah I think from now on I'm going to get more into specifics and spoilers rather than more spoiler free stuff when it comes to these kinds of videos
I am very curious still to try out some Elric, it really was such an influential series, and even though I imagine I'll be the same way with appreciating it, but liking things it inspired more, I'm still looking forward to giving it a shot. I have those same editions too
I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts when/if you do get to it. They really are great editions right?
@@OverlyAverageBen They really are!
I see I am going to have to read the Elric books, I have read The Dancers at the End of Time by Moorcock, which was great.
I plan on trying some more Moorcock later down the line so I'm glad to hear that was also great!
Sorry for the weird question but you didn't just happen to be walking down Newland Avenue did you? I saw someone who looked and sounded just like you but I thought that would be a crazy coincidence if it was you.
That was me! That's absolutely crazy!
@@OverlyAverageBen Wow that's wild. I was just going to buy some straws for my dad's cafe which is on that road. Villa Natura, feel free to pop in if you ever can.
Ohhh I know the one, I'll try to pop in soon