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alilotofbooks 's review for:
A Princess of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
A very interesting read - this book is supposedly the ancestor of the bulk of the science fiction and adventure novels that came after its time. It's worth reading on that merit. And an intergalactic Civil War soldier? Fascinating.
I can definitely see how this book influenced so many other in its writing style and many of the plot points in the book. It was an interesting concept for a novel, and interesting to read; however, I have to admit I think the "John Carter" movie took the meat of this book and improved it quite a bit. Written in 1912, you can tell that it was because of the heavy foreshadowing and density of the writing. It was fun to read something that was a piece of history, though!
I can definitely see how this book influenced so many other in its writing style and many of the plot points in the book. It was an interesting concept for a novel, and interesting to read; however, I have to admit I think the "John Carter" movie took the meat of this book and improved it quite a bit. Written in 1912, you can tell that it was because of the heavy foreshadowing and density of the writing. It was fun to read something that was a piece of history, though!