A review by miocenemama
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

2.0

This was the typical John Carter story. There was plenty of risk and action and the extolling of the glory of battle. Thuvia is more capable than the usual heroine of these stories, but the story still belongs to the men. One of the things that I found most objectionable was the blase attitude the author has towards slaves and slavery. Even the heroes are slave owners and the lives of slaves seem to be of little consequence as demonstrated by how quickly and matter-of-factly Carthoris kills a slave that is simply in his way. I probably would not even bother reading these books if I hadn't already bought them. I understand that they should be interpreted in light of the time that they were written, but I don't think that excuses all of these attitudes