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

Dec 23rd 2010 at 3:48:26 PM

Well, it was too good to last (unless it was a Happily Ever After ending :p )... but they did get nine peaceful years. :) And go go John again, you're absolutely right that's some memory! Heh. I'm assuming everything won't have gone entirely perfectly when he wakes up after this cliffhanger...

DrRockopolis Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 23rd 2010 at 6:45:29 PM

Well, he ended up back on Earth (I was going to say home, but really, home is where you hang your hat harness and metal) to deliver his memoirs. I wonder if he does go back, or if the rest of the tales are from the nine years, with a...Foregone Conclusion?