virago reviewed on 3/29/2016 + 267 more book reviews

I wanted to read the original book prior to seeing the movie, because I knew the movie would never do the book justice. I was so right! So far I have read the first four of the series and can review this with confidence that the fifth book will be equally as fantastic as the first four.

The writing is perfect and the stories are full of action, excitement and adventure. We follow John Carter and his exploits on Barsoom through the first three stories. He's a man of great honor, respect, loyalty, and strength. These are all traits that he passes on to his son, whom we begin to follow in the fourth story.

Without giving too much away, this series is well worth the read. While it's not quite Old English, the language is from the early 1900's, but it's not confusing or hard to understand.

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