tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post1278503508398715675..comments2024-03-25T21:14:49.666-04:00Comments on Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL): The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. HowardJoel Swagmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948746083822200906noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5940197.post-64718411675244476802007-01-21T17:44:00.000-05:002007-01-21T17:44:00.000-05:00Oooh - Conan! I'll certainly join you in your app...Oooh - <i>Conan</i>! I'll certainly join you in your appalled chorus when it comes to Howard's racist rhetoric. And <i>The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian</i> was perhaps an unfortunate choice for re-introduction to the Barbarian: I didn't much care for most of the stories, either. I *did* enjoy the next supple volume in this supple series: <i>The Bloody Crown of Conan</i>. That's the book that had the two stories I remembered most vividly - <i>The Hour of the Dragon</i> (mentioned in my post) and <i>A Witch Shall Be Born</i>, which begins with Conan hanging on a cross, and ends with him crucifying the man who put him there. When I was a kid, I couldn't get over the thrill of having such a sacred scene turned on its head like that - and judging by how well the <i>Left Behind</i> books have done, I'm not alone. For my money, I'd rather Robert E. Howard indulge my darker impulses than the "squeaky clean" LaHaye-Jenkins team.Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.com