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gingerjones's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mbs1236's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Another enjoyable Barsoom adventure. Though John Carter can truly be so infuriating dumb sometimes.
cedric_callnight's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sarahanne8382's review against another edition
1.0
I was really disappointed in the third volume of Burroughs' Barsoom series. While the first two books were delightfully campy fun, the third was trite and tedious, even though it tried to tell the same type of story.
In the previous installment, The Gods of Mars, the story left off with our hero's wife being imprisoned with two other women, one of whom was trying to kill her, as John Carter looked on helpless to save them. Instead of an equally engrossing adventure to save them, my husband lost interest in this book completely and I struggled to finish the audiobook only because I wanted to know how the series ended.
It's a really unfortunate way to end the series. I know there are more Barsoom books, but now I'm probably not going to check them out.
In the previous installment, The Gods of Mars, the story left off with our hero's wife being imprisoned with two other women, one of whom was trying to kill her, as John Carter looked on helpless to save them. Instead of an equally engrossing adventure to save them, my husband lost interest in this book completely and I struggled to finish the audiobook only because I wanted to know how the series ended.
It's a really unfortunate way to end the series. I know there are more Barsoom books, but now I'm probably not going to check them out.
blockonthenewkid's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
John Carter's Formulaic Stories of Mars
Better pace and connective tissue, but the same tricks and tropes really put an enjoyment ceiling on this for me.
John Carter goes from imprisonment to inspiration, repeatedly discovering new and unknown races on Mars, winning their favour and destroying their old regimes. Every few chapters. Rinse and repeat.
Better pace and connective tissue, but the same tricks and tropes really put an enjoyment ceiling on this for me.
John Carter goes from imprisonment to inspiration, repeatedly discovering new and unknown races on Mars, winning their favour and destroying their old regimes. Every few chapters. Rinse and repeat.
kb_208's review against another edition
4.0
Another good book in the Mars series. Not quite as action packed as Gods of Mars, but still worth reading. While the previous two end on cliffhangers, this does not. It gets wrapped up pretty nicely. The story is pretty much John Carter chasing the antagonists to the North of Mars to save the princess where they meet the Yellow men of Mars. It's a good read.
mxmlln's review against another edition
5.0
Another fantastic read, though even more action than the second.
Not sure how much I really need to recall these individual books in the series. Just remember that this was the mad chase for love in the Yellow North.
Not sure how much I really need to recall these individual books in the series. Just remember that this was the mad chase for love in the Yellow North.
annie_stevo's review against another edition
3.0
At this point, John Carter should probably always assume that his wife is in distress. It will cut down on his time assessing the situation, I think.
In this book, the third in Carter's adventures on Mars, our hero goes from one pole of the red planet to the other. Where the South Pole is full of dark-skinned religious zealots, the North Pole is full of lemon-hued big-game hunters. All enemies are out to get John Carter and steal his beloved Dejah Thoris.
He has left his son from the last book behind while he broodily scours the planet for clues to aid his damsel, who is, as usual I guess, in distress.
That cliffhanger from the last book? The one where he'd have to go a whole year before finding out whether his wife survived? Carter just isn't the kind of guy to sit around for that.
I grew up on cheesy scifi movies and books, and I still have a soft spot for them. They're pure nostalgia for me. This is campy scifi at its finest.
I mean, just look at the series' plot holes… Lots of things from the first two books are abandoned or forgotten in Warlords. Carter's immortality and perpetual youth aren't discussed. Nor are his family's guaranteed abandonment issues. And for goodness sake, what happened to Ned?!
None of it matters to the reader as they follow Carter's melodramatic self-aggrandizing adventures. You roll your eyes at his monologues and you cheer him on in the heat of battle. He's a man of the (Martian) people, through and through.
I can't wait to pick up the next one.
In this book, the third in Carter's adventures on Mars, our hero goes from one pole of the red planet to the other. Where the South Pole is full of dark-skinned religious zealots, the North Pole is full of lemon-hued big-game hunters. All enemies are out to get John Carter and steal his beloved Dejah Thoris.
He has left his son from the last book behind while he broodily scours the planet for clues to aid his damsel, who is, as usual I guess, in distress.
That cliffhanger from the last book? The one where he'd have to go a whole year before finding out whether his wife survived? Carter just isn't the kind of guy to sit around for that.
I grew up on cheesy scifi movies and books, and I still have a soft spot for them. They're pure nostalgia for me. This is campy scifi at its finest.
I mean, just look at the series' plot holes… Lots of things from the first two books are abandoned or forgotten in Warlords. Carter's immortality and perpetual youth aren't discussed. Nor are his family's guaranteed abandonment issues. And for goodness sake, what happened to Ned?!
None of it matters to the reader as they follow Carter's melodramatic self-aggrandizing adventures. You roll your eyes at his monologues and you cheer him on in the heat of battle. He's a man of the (Martian) people, through and through.
I can't wait to pick up the next one.
angelarenea's review against another edition
2.0
I thought that this book was just exhausting. I'm tired of John Carter being pompous, racist, sexist, dim, self righteous, egocentric, and war hungry. I'm tired of spending book after book starting war after war over Dejah Thoris who has fallen into the 'damsel in distress' ditch. I'm tired of knowing ten pages before John Carter what is about to happen/his mistake/the solution to a problem. If you can get past all of that, there is a chance you will enjoy, now that Carter has civilized the Black men, conquering yet another race, I mean group of enemies.