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A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

Edgar Rice Burroughs,

John Seelye (Introduction)

Start date: August 1, 2021

Finish date: August 31, 2021

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Feb 24, 2012 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-to-movies, classics, sci-fi-romance, aristocracy-royalty, alien-lovers, 1st-in-series, outer-space-other-universe

I enjoyed this classic. Many classics are hard for me to get through because they are written in a complicated manner with lots of large "college" words that don't make a lot of sense to this only minimumly educated person. The flow of the story was quick and didn't linger on paragraphs of endless description. I wanted to read this in anticipation of the movie "John Carter" which has recently been released to the theaters. I'm interested in seeing how the movie treats the story. For those who kn ...more

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Dec 11, 2013 Tom Britz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I thoroughly enjoyed this. It was non-stop action. Though a bit dated it still held up surprisingly well. Quite a bit different than the movie. I'm thinking the movie may be a condensation of the entire series, but that will have to wait until it is all read. ...more

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Mar 20, 2014 Laura (Reading is a Doing Word) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-and-science-fiction-course, science-fiction

True Pulp Fiction! An really hero is transported to Mars, expedience many adventures, wins the heart ofa Martian Princess and generally saves the day! Good fun.

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May 23, 2020 Barb rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I have never heard of The Princess of Mars, or Edgar Rice Burroughs before reading this! It's a mixture of science fiction and romance and I found myself cheering him on, and I can't wait until I read the next in the series!! ...more

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