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This is a good pulp novel from the Golden Era. For the first half of the book, I was totally hooked. John Carter, a former Confederate soldier and prospector, falls into weird dream that has him waking up on Mars -- without a stitch on. Burroughs loves his primitives. Carter soon discovers he can jump extreme distances, and knock out 12 foot giant insects and apes with a one punch. It's an atmosphere thing, but one that he me wondering if Carter was some sort of early Earth version of Superman.
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Yeah, all the John Carter movie talk piqued my interest. I read an ERB book or two when I was young (one of the Earth's Core books, and maybe a Tarzan) and I was not impressed. Even as a teen, it was clear to me that this is dated sexist trash. So, I'm not expecting much. I'm about a third of the way in now, and, well, it's pretty much fulfilling my expectations. If you're looking for pulpy crap, this is a lot of fun (and free on Gutenberg!) But I've read better sci fi pulp (Andre Norton, for ex
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The first Barsoom tale was serialized as Under the Moons of Mars in 1912, and published as a novel as A Princess of Mars in 1917.
Lexile 1230L
IL: UG - BL: 9.0 - AR Pts: 13.0
Lexile 1230L
IL: UG - BL: 9.0 - AR Pts: 13.0
Eisntein said : Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
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