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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- Interestingly enough, the current Red Men claim to have matched or even exceeded the technology of the ancients (oxygen plants), if being lacking in their luxriant culture.
- No one's brought up John looking like a White Martian, so I guess they still look different?
- Earth is a Lost Colony of White Martians and John was a throwback?
- There was a Sci Fi novel with a similar theme, totally can't remember the name, just that there was weird lightsaber dueling and that the empire were kinda racist pale giants.
- Earth is a Lost Colony of White Martians and John was a throwback?
- Strange, I forgot the part about "Like myself".