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lesa_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
thomasroche's review against another edition
3.0
Really not sure about this one. I'm pretty lukewarm on Burroughs much of the time, and on this one I'm more luke than warm. I love Hollow Earth stuff but here it's just all kind of dull and blockheaded. It feels like more of the same, after reading some of the Mars books and other Burroughs works.
My biggest problem with Burroughs, though, is that it's all tell-don't-show. I don't mind it that much some of the time, but when the telling is his weird wonky worldbuilding stuff that doesn't really make any sense, it kinda leaves me cold.
I love it for history's sake, but I'm left rolling my eyes a lot.
My biggest problem with Burroughs, though, is that it's all tell-don't-show. I don't mind it that much some of the time, but when the telling is his weird wonky worldbuilding stuff that doesn't really make any sense, it kinda leaves me cold.
I love it for history's sake, but I'm left rolling my eyes a lot.
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