by William Burroughs This is a Classic story that is familiar to most people, having seen some version of it on television, as a movie and even in cartoons. Tarzan is iconic, but reading the original story really opened my eyes to the genius of the source material. The writing itself is beautifu...
After his wife Dejah Thoris was trapped in the Temple of the Sun at the end of book 2, John Carter tries to find a way to rescue her.He ends up going all over Mars, finding friends and killing enemies along the way.No real surprises in this book. Carter goes from one situation to the next, managing ...
I'm not sure why this one was marked fantasy, but, whatever works. : ) Burroughs is always a fun read. I can't decide if Capt. John Carter is just lucky or if he really is that good. A little of both I think.
In our quest to conquer the science fiction classics, we ended up needing to read two books from Edgar Rice Burroughs. The first was Princess of Mars, the second was Pirates of Venus. Princess of Mars was rip-roaring dimestore fun that made you grin the entire time you were reading it. Pirates of Ve...
Knock me sideways, that last third made this so much better than I expected. It IS full of "whiteman's burdeen", and "fair for it time" commentary, and "nobility breeds true" and all that chivarious "poor little woman" bullshit. But... BUT! That friendship with D'arnot! And all the intern explorat...
Proper review time:Princess of Mars is just a fun book. Edgar Rice Burroughs blew clear through my expectations and gave me a dime-store delight style pulp science fiction read that left me grinning. After H.G. Wells’ In the Days of the Comet, I was expecting something stuffy and a bit of drudgery ...
Two books for the price of oneTarzan and the Jewels of OparAfter a business venture collapses, Tarzan decides the best way to get out of this problem is to head off to Opar and steal some of the gold they have left lying around.A bash on the head leaves him with only the memory of his days growing u...
The second in the series, this book sees John Carter returning to Barsoom and ending up in their equivalent of the afterlife – or is it? There’s lots of action and a ton of fighting, ending in a cliffhanger. The language may now seem old-fashioned but this pulp fiction adventure still amuses and ent...
The second in the series, this book sees John Carter returning to Barsoom and ending up in their equivalent of the afterlife – or is it? There’s lots of action and a ton of fighting, ending in a cliffhanger. The language may now seem old-fashioned but this pulp fiction adventure still amuses and ent...
A very interesting story and one that indeed does turn out to be better than the other ones by Burroughs that I have read and I am a fan of Burroughs. To get it out of the way, as one would expect for a pulp novel set in Africa written before the outbreak of World War I, there is lots of racism how...
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