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Pajamaman · 10-15-2019, 05:33 PM

I didn't know Moorcock was critical or judgmental of other authors.

I think the 60/70's was overall more accepting of experimental attitudes. Coppola said that Apocalypse Now would never be made today. He would never get funding. Sad. Hollywood seems to focus on reboots that are always inferior.

New stuff does get through still, and I guess it always will, but I do believe it's gotten harder. Saying that, I never thought much of Moorcock, even as a young person who was really much more tolerant of writing than I am nowadays. The exception was that Stormbringer book, but it no longer appeals to me. I remember liking An Alien Heat. I tried reading it again, and I found it to be very good, but I found the plotting too languorous and gave up.

Personally I think there are much better works of fantasy that are less recognized (The Sunset Warrior trilogy).

Moorcock was certainly imaginative. I wouldn't be surprised if he experimented liberally with LSD.

10-15-2019, 05:33 PM	#51
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,861 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	I didn't know Moorcock was critical or judgmental of other authors. I think the 60/70's was overall more accepting of experimental attitudes. Coppola said that Apocalypse Now would never be made today. He would never get funding. Sad. Hollywood seems to focus on reboots that are always inferior. New stuff does get through still, and I guess it always will, but I do believe it's gotten harder. Saying that, I never thought much of Moorcock, even as a young person who was really much more tolerant of writing than I am nowadays. The exception was that Stormbringer book, but it no longer appeals to me. I remember liking An Alien Heat. I tried reading it again, and I found it to be very good, but I found the plotting too languorous and gave up. Personally I think there are much better works of fantasy that are less recognized (The Sunset Warrior trilogy). Moorcock was certainly imaginative. I wouldn't be surprised if he experimented liberally with LSD. Last edited by Pajamaman; 10-15-2019 at 05:39 PM.