A review by historyofjess
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I know this is a very prized work amongst long-time science fiction fans (especially those of the masculine persuasion), but I do not think this has aged well in the slightest (and I say that as someone who actually enjoyed the movie, when it came out). I didn't find the action or the diversions into Mars science to be very compelling and I was not fond of the John Carter, as a main character, at all. I don't think this helped by the fact that I've also been reading an anthology of indigenous and queer speculative fiction short stories before bed every night....I think that really made colonizer narrative even more unbearable for me.