>>527568719
>Is this picture bait?
No? I simply generally enjoy those stories. I like their prose, I like their characters, I like the political shenanigans, and I like the character arcs and plot twists found in them.
Pic related is one of my favorite scenes in fiction. It's Conan brooding on if life is an illusion or not, and also whether one should fear the gods or not.
https://youtu.be/Gk5Gq3PJTkI
Here's a really good reading of the full quote