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Title: Fantastic look at the Literature that Was
Review: John Carter of Mars was one of my favorite all time heroes, ranking right up there with Conan, Elric of Melnibone, and of course Tarzan. I read it as a teenager, and recently read it again, and was again amazed by the story. Of course Burroughs didn't believe in that Mars anymore than anyone else. It was nonetheless great Romantic Science Fantasy. Red Martians,Green Martians, four armed carnivorous apes and of course Thoats, flying battleships, rifle that kill at a hundred miles, and of course sword fights. Complete nonsense if looked at rationally, but still a great story. Burroughs was criticized for too many outrageous coincidences in his stories, but that is the stuff of exciting literature. Recommend that this book be on everyone's reading list before seeing the movie.
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