I loved this book! I picked it up in the first place because it's a Mars book, and it was a favourite of Ray Bradbury's. It really wasn't complicated, there isn't a load of scientific mumbo jumbo to make your eyes glaze over, but there is lots of action, amazing martians and Dejah Thoris. Of course, you have right here before you a John Carter fangirl... I can't help it. He just kicks ass. And how fortunate for me that there is an amazing movie called John Carter? I know there has been a lot of criticism over it, and as far as following the story goes it is a bit different. But I still love it. As far as I'm concerned the movie has the important bits. I felt shivers the first time I saw John jumping towards that ship...
It's always great to have images that you love that can be paired to your reading. John Carter (and many others in the movie) will for me always be the ones I picture...
As with Tarzan, there is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of the book, and I don't really mind. I can't wait to get on with the next book to find out what happens next. I love Burroughs' Mars and his martians. Woola is pretty cool too...there is something irresistable about a big creature that has the unfailing loyalty of a dog.
The Barsoom novels have earnt their place on my Mars shelf.
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