To: rrebo
It pretty much followed the Edgar Rice Burroughs Martian books.
That was my main concern. Burroughs was in a whole new class. Nobody else could take a civil war vet, drop him on mars and have him openly declare "I'm the baddest SOB on this planet and all your women want me."
7 posted on
03/04/2012 5:23:49 PM PST by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: cripplecreek
It's not like he dreamed up a boy child raised by apes in a remote jungle... Oh... wait. He did.
And the guy could write so well that you were there.
/johnny
To: cripplecreek
I gave Ben Jr. A copy of three of the books bound together as a singled edition (Inexpensive but attractive product from Barnes and Noble with illustrations.)
His comment: “John Carter certainly thinks very highly of himself doesn’t he?”
18 posted on
03/04/2012 5:46:15 PM PST by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: cripplecreek
Glad I stumbled on this. Saw the trailer for the movie the other day but had no idea who John Cater was. I read Burroughs Moon series and loved them. Then I guess I went off to college and got into some other sci fi and never got back to him.
57 posted on
03/05/2012 10:18:52 AM PST by
brytlea
(An ounce of chocolate is worth a pound of cure)
To: cripplecreek
"That was my main concern. Burroughs was in a whole new class. Nobody else could take a civil war vet, drop him on mars and have him openly declare 'I'm the baddest SOB on this planet and all your women want me.'"And a Southerner, to boot. Damned fine books!
67 posted on
03/05/2012 6:22:23 PM PST by
ronnyquest
(I spent 20 years in the Army fighting the enemies of freedom only to see fascism elected at home.)
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