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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Of the Barsoom books I've read so far, I was most disappointed in this one. That's not to say this is a bad book, I enjoyed the story and its a well written as the others. However, I've come to expect the female characters to be a certain way and this one was a bit of a let down.
Meh. The whole tale of adventure, rescue-capture, rescue-capture, and rescue and recapture was made pointless, by the Deus ex machina of john Carter turning up at the last minute.
What is there to say about Burroughs' novel? It's no literary masterpiece, it's plots are quite card-board cutout similar to his previous novels, his female characters disrespect over their hero's are vexing--the whole "I love you! I hate you!" back and forth. But, the guy is brilliant.
Most of you are going--WHA? Well, granted all the prior statements are true I still love Burroughs--he is simply a FUN writer. Sure, his books thus far have been pretty repetitive in a sense of plot but he weaves a yarn in such a way I still have fun wandering the dying Barsoom. And he is a genius in the sense of coming up with creative and new exotic races and cultures per book. Which, I know annoy some because you think "In the 5,000 year estimated timespan these guys have had with each other--how could they NOT know about everyone else?" Well, given the fact that most of these people are reclusive and stick to their own beliefs AND any wanderers barely make it out alive--it makes sense to me.
But I digress.
I will say Burroughs books are best heard via audiobooks (Librivox.org--free) because the reader (or listener) is better immersed, enjoy the tales more (In my opinion) and can better ignore the shortcomings aforementioned.
Also, even though his female characters DO annoy me, I found in this Barsoomian tale, Burroughs has better character development in the sense that the female protagonist is more hands-on her own fate, has more guts but also learns humility. Character progression!--Something that has been little more than absent in previous novels.
Finally, Burroughs gets even creepier in his descriptions on settings and unique characters--which is good and bad for an avid imagination like mine before bed :P but on the other hand it adds even more color to this tale.
Most of you are going--WHA? Well, granted all the prior statements are true I still love Burroughs--he is simply a FUN writer. Sure, his books thus far have been pretty repetitive in a sense of plot but he weaves a yarn in such a way I still have fun wandering the dying Barsoom. And he is a genius in the sense of coming up with creative and new exotic races and cultures per book. Which, I know annoy some because you think "In the 5,000 year estimated timespan these guys have had with each other--how could they NOT know about everyone else?" Well, given the fact that most of these people are reclusive and stick to their own beliefs AND any wanderers barely make it out alive--it makes sense to me.
But I digress.
I will say Burroughs books are best heard via audiobooks (Librivox.org--free) because the reader (or listener) is better immersed, enjoy the tales more (In my opinion) and can better ignore the shortcomings aforementioned.
Also, even though his female characters DO annoy me, I found in this Barsoomian tale, Burroughs has better character development in the sense that the female protagonist is more hands-on her own fate, has more guts but also learns humility. Character progression!--Something that has been little more than absent in previous novels.
Finally, Burroughs gets even creepier in his descriptions on settings and unique characters--which is good and bad for an avid imagination like mine before bed :P but on the other hand it adds even more color to this tale.