Live Blogs Let's Read John Carter of Mars

DrRockopolis2010-12-09 10:18:37

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

Comments

TheGirlWithPointyEars Since: Dec, 1969

Jan 3rd 2011 at 1:47:33 PM

That would be an anti-green Aesop indeed! LOL.

Seems like being a lot stronger than your average Martian really has its advantages. Not to mention he's graced with luck... he could have been flung to a part of Mars that wasn't terraformed, I suppose! And finding Tars Tarkas. Well, now that battle is over I suppose it's time to find out what's been brewing on Mars in John's absence. The part about different tribes being together is intriguing.

:)