Let's Read John Carter of Mars

Live Blogs Let's Read John Carter of Mars

DrRockopolis2010-12-09 10:18:37

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Well, I'm waiting for the train, watching the freight trains go by, and reading ebooks on my phone. I downloaded the first few John Carter Of Mars books from Project Gutenberg to read on my trip, and I figured I'd pass the time by liveblogging them.

I've never read any of Burroughs' work; the closest I've come is watching Disney's Tarzan. Nevertheless, I've heard they were quite good.

This would probably be easier if I had Wifi for my computer and weren't trying to do this on my phone, but I'll give it a shot.

Edit; You know, I've also got the audiobook of the first one from Project Gutenberg, and the narrator has a groovy Scottish accent; I might try that, too.

Edit Edit: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Project Gutenberg Mobile entry; m.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search.mobile/?default_prefix=author_id&sort_order=downloads&query=48

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TheGirlWithPointyEars Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 10th 2010 at 7:55:01 PM

Hey, me here again :D No, not bad at all! You just might want to depart from simple summary a bit more. Interesting that Dejah is an alien and yet she's apparently so beautiful to Carter's eyes (this guy Kirk with an eye for space babes? LOL.). Not to mention red skinned... Native American allegory mayhaps?

DrRockopolis Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 10th 2010 at 8:57:12 PM

Thanks! Maybe I'll think of more clever commentary in the morning; feels like I'm starting to get the hang of it, I hope.

Definitely a case of Damsel In Distress meets Knight In Shining Armor, at least. I'd say he's building up a harem, but Sola is Just Friends. And green. Though an Interspecies Romance Mixed Marriage would have been way ahead of its time. Guess Who's Coming To Barsoom?

It's weird, red skinned, despite being a captive of the injun analogue...speaking of, I never understood 'red skinned' as a description for Native Americans.

My mind sometimes moves in extremely odd tangents. Oh god, I can't stop picturing John Carter sounding.like Foghorn Leghorn.

arbane Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 1:26:59 AM

Something!

I've been enjoying this well enough.

I never understood 'red skinned' as a description for Native Americans.

Redskin: A native of the Americas, whose skin is not red...on the outside. — Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

And the Red Martians are mostly city-dwellers, IIRC. The Green Martians are more like the Mongolian Horde or something.

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