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A review by mabusecast
Tarnsman of Gor by John Norman
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
on the one hand this is a pretty mid yet honestly shockingly fun sword and planet/sword and sorcery novel with a legitimately out there alien world and mercifully little of the BDSM sketchiness that I am sure will come to dominate these books down the road!
Now on the other hand I can understand someone in 2024 who is not as steeped in genre fiction of this sort and its history looking back on this book and cringing due to its reputation that seems to have largely gotten thanks to the later sequels which at some point lose their dang minds and just become sketchy soft-core novels about how "women like being slaves to men!" or some other BS!
That being said there is very very little of that in this and its mostly just a fairly harmless adventure book to me at least!
Will I read the next book in this series? I honestly might if for nothing else then to see where and just how quickly the car crash this series is known for happens!
Now on the other hand I can understand someone in 2024 who is not as steeped in genre fiction of this sort and its history looking back on this book and cringing due to its reputation that seems to have largely gotten thanks to the later sequels which at some point lose their dang minds and just become sketchy soft-core novels about how "women like being slaves to men!" or some other BS!
That being said there is very very little of that in this and its mostly just a fairly harmless adventure book to me at least!
Will I read the next book in this series? I honestly might if for nothing else then to see where and just how quickly the car crash this series is known for happens!