Extremists Literature?

Question

Since extremists literature has already been brought up tonight I thought I'd continue that theme with a question about the Gor novels written by John Norman---what do those here think of them? Since they were written to attract an audience of teenage males does anyone think it has affected our society?
I was only able to ever read three of the books myself and even though I am a woman I did go with the "philosphy" for many years before....for lack of a better explanation "outgrew" it and went with a more realistic philosphy.

Answer 1

Can't say much about the current offerings of literature dubbed "Extreme".

When I was 15-23 I weaned myself on a healty dose of Ayn Rand, Anthony Burgess, Kurt Vonnegut, and George Orwell. I'm fixated on the "Man vs. Society" themes that underline most of those authors' works. Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" is still one of the most violent books I've ever read, and at 33 I sometimes still find myself flipping through the pages of it, (and all of the other anti-establishment books of my youth) looking for margin notes I made 10 years ago, just to see if I still feel the same way I did then. Unsurprisingly, I still find most of the observations I made then hold true today.

In recent years I've turned more to Edward Abbey and Thoreau...also "anti-establishment" writers, but more focused on nature than the machine-of-society. Politically also very different, but the underlying theme is still the same.

I think that once someone finds the niche subject they prefer to read they will always relate to similar themes and subjects.

This isn't always the case, even with me. Prior to my discovery of "anti-establisment" literature in my late-teens, I was a big Tolkien fan. I still revisit some of his books every now and then and the movies really got me back into it, but I've yet to pick up a Harry Potter book or even see a movie. So I suppose it is possible to outgrow a particular taste for certain genre of writing.

Answer 2

Just goggled John Norman, as I never read any of his " novels " ( I use the term novel in a loose fashion )
Men are masters and women are chattel. Sounds like a fantasy for the modern world.