Re: Thoughts on Tarl's treatment of Elizabeth Cardwell...

Nathan Bernstein schrieb am Dienstag, 23. Februar 2021 um 06:08:15 UTC+1:
> On Sunday, August 12, 2001 at 8:40:28 PM UTC-4, duncanlover wrote:=20
> > Hi again everyone...hmmm...well, I am reading Hunters of Gor now. And..=
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> > VERY disappointed in Tarl's treatment of Elizabeth. OK OK OK...I know I=
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> > have said that I like the softer, sweeter side of Tarl (although I like=
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> > strong dominant side as well)...BUT...he was a complete jerk to Elizabe=
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> > far as I was concerned...JMHO...why was it necessary for Tarl to treat =
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> > so poorly? I don't get it, I guess. Yes, he is indeed more Gorean...but=
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> > seems to be losing some of the qualities that I sooooo admired in him. =
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> > continue to enjoy the books and, still Tarl's character...but, I find m=
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> > desperately wishing that he would return to how he was in the earlier b=
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> > Ever since his rape by Telima...he seems to have taken a steady downhil=
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> > path. Hmmm...anymore thoughts on this? Or have I hashed this topic over=
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> > too much??? lol! Take care all...and have a good day. Cindy----->eagerl=
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> > awaiting your responses. Oh...is there any hope for me that Tarl will
> > return to the sweeter gentler Tarl of the first 5 books???
> If anyone is still here, 20 YEARS later, I have something to say. Just go=
t to this part and looked up Vella's character arc, and skipped to her scen=
es in book 10. She was one of the best female characters and Norman dug her=
 up to ruin her. Unreal. The series went so downhill.
You nailed it, Elizabeth is the most interesting character, it is a pity, t=
he author dropped her, although, I  guess she is sometimes mentioned as thi=
s "black pelted slave", Tarl wants to sell some day. Especially since Gor i=
s also a place of eternal youth, it would be most interesting to see, how s=
he changes over the decades...