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BitaTruble -> RE: Like Gor? Love Klashaan! (5/21/2006 7:56:15 PM)
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Well that at least answers one question, who wrote it. I hadn't heard of this book or books so I tried Googling it of course and checking with B&N and came up with nothing. So I'm assuming you haven't published. That said, let me split my remarks.
First, my compliments on taking the time and effort to write a book at all. As an author I can appreciate the investment on your part that represents. I'd encourage you to try having it published. There are so many options these days and so many publishers you might be surprised at how easy it is. You made the effort, you might as well see if you can earn something from it. Publishing electronically is the easiest way to go and if you want I can probably recommend an electronic publisher that handles erotic literature.
That said... while I can admire the effort, and I might even enjoy the fiction, its using it as a basis for a lifestyle I'm critical of. I think I covered that fairly well in a previous post so I won't rehash it. Given that you are a dominant in the lifestyle I'm a little less skeptical about it, but even still, it just strikes me as being a very... irrational, thing to do.
And you are right, there is something of making fantasies into reality in all of what we do. But my point is how we go about it. To me, its one thing to take the idea of say... owning another person as a slave within the context of a relationship, and then finding a way in the real world to make that a practical and functional reality; versus taking a work of fiction and then creating a fictional society based on it which to me sounds like moving further away from reality, rather than closer to it. That's been one of my long standing criticims about Gor... and no it isn't true of all Goreans, but there are those who literally do live completely in a fantasy world. And its not surprising considering Gor began as a fantasy world, it is simply going to attract that element to it. I would predict Klashaan would face a similar problem if it were to be made into a society like Gor has. Now if that problem can somehow be addressed early on... that would be interesting to see.
Loki's book is not what I would classify as erotic literature. It is much more like a 'how to' for the culture he has presented. It's not even a story per se. For those to whom it speaks, it is completely based in reality.. as in, the ideas and concepts are very doable without ever having to leave the planet drink something strange or ride big birds. The 'fiction' part comes into play with the language of the people who practice it and the premise upon which the language is based. While the 'culture' and language fictional, the practice is entirely doable because they are all real life and already being done for the most part. It's a guide on how to incorporate it into one's own life.. and it's not ready for publication. IMO, there is still much work for Loki to do before it's complete. But the outline is there, it's workable and for those to whom it speaks, it's incredible without being fantastic.. fantastic as in a complete fantasy. On Gor a slave is called kajira.. Loki's culture takes place on Earth, in the here and now, with ideas and concepts which can be embraced by modern society, both men and women and slaves are not called kajira. There are levels one can attain in their slavery, so specific goals which can be met, with each goal being 'more' than the one before it until you attain the peak of your craft. It teaches in a process, with one step following the next.. you don't lose the knowledge you have already gained, you add to it, thereby enhancing what you already are. The reality is, Loki could completely rid the work of the 'fiction' and have an extrodinary and viable guide to slave training that could be embraced by anyone with the notion to do so. The fiction makes it more beautiful for the language, but it's not the 'meat' of the work.. it's the gravy.
Anyway.. that's how I see it.
Celeste
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