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I'm a reader who enjoys posting comments and recommendations about the books I read. You will not find a synopsis with my recommendations because you can just click on the book title for a link to www.goodreads.com for a synopsis and reviews by other readers. I prefer the 3 Reason format: the reason I chose to read it; the reason I liked (or disliked) the book; and the reason I recommend it.

Sunday, July 24, 2022

John Carter of Mars: The First Five Novels (Barsoom #1-5)John Carter of Mars: The First Five Novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Edgar Rice Burroughs was one of the first authors of action-adventure stories that I read as a young reader. One of the local tv stations consistently broadcast those Johnny Weismuller's Tarzan movies, and I was thrilled to find there were books about Tarzan. I do not remember reading the John Carter
of Mars during those years. I am glad I waited until now to read these five books because I can appreciate the world-building Burroughs did with his peoples of Mars, the architecture of Mars, the flora and fauna of Mars. I enjoy the derring-do adventures of the man from Virginia, and I hope that other readers will enjoy the adventures too.


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