orpheuus's Reviews (928)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

5.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A classic. Nothing else I could say.

Elric of Melniboné

Michael Moorcock

4.25

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A masterpiece of the genre. You can clearly see the tendrils of what is to become modern fantasy in this book and I am much better to have read it. Elric is a man of principle, torn between what is expected of him as king, what he truly wants in life and, what destiny his gods and demons have for him. I will watch his journey going forward with much appreciation.

Nine Princes in Amber

Roger Zelazny

3.25

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not a favorite of mine. I read this due to Dom and George and it’s fun for what it is but it’s age is really apparent and I don’t like the first person but I am invested in the story to see it through.

The Books of Magic

Neil Gaiman

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wondrous art that takes us through the Sandman DC Universe. The only flaw I can imagine is that Tim is a bit dull compared to the adults.

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Jason Schreier

4.5

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

An astonishing and eye opening look into the vast world of one of my favorite pastimes and hobbies. Jason Schreier knocks it out of the park with this exposé on the largest and smallest gaming studios.