/lit/ - Literature

>>13970923
Nine Princes in Amber
Neuromancer
The Dying Earth
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Doorways in the Sand

>>13845366
>I have read the first five books of Amber and Lord of Light, an the prose doesn't even come close to Peake, Wolfe, Dunsany, or similar.

I suppose that's a matter of taste, but I find him to be superior to all those you mentioned. I can't atm think of anything, by any author, that rivals the lyricism of The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, or that packs the raw emotional impact of Comes Now the Power in so few pages.

>Not to mention my complaint was about the substance not about the prose. Being pulp doesn't imply bad writing. Zelazny lacked artistic depth, his plots are basically the same tropes retold for the billionth time, but there're a few twists to subdue the reader.

That's just flat out untrue, not to mention baseless, as you've only read two of his stories. Zelazny is widely regarded, even in literary circles, as one of the most original authors of our time.

>The point is that Corwin was an absolute moron, his actions didn't make sense, and his motivations were unoriginal.

Again, untrue. I understand that you don't like the character, but if you can't even comprehend Corwins motivations your issue is either a lack of life experience or reading comprehension.

>Also Zelazny has just enough depth so that halfwits can feel superior while reading it (as opposed to LitRPG or ledditfantasy), but is simple enough that one can understand it even if he is a lowbrow.

According to the man himself, he wrote that way intentionally, so that his stories could be read and reread on many different levels. Even his simplest short stories run layers deep. Take another look, if all you can see are the surface elements (which are still top tier) you just might be the midwit.

>>13796043
Nine Princes in Amber

>>13593079
Collection: Last Defender of Camelot, Unicorn Variations, or The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth

Novel: Doorways in the Sand

Series: Chronicles of Amber

>>13566595
>Webnovels
>Harry Potter
>Wandering Inn
You don't belong here

>>13550621
>Chronicles of Amber
>novel
Anon, stop
>>13551272
Read the short story Burning Chrome first, then maybe Johnny Mnemonic and New Rose Hotel if you feel like it. Should put things into perspective.