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blockonthenewkid's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Some fun sci-fi concepts buried in a lacklustre adventure story, churned out to hit all the same pulpy beats. Predictable to the last.
mabusecast's review against another edition
4.0
This was another fun entry in "Barsoom"/"John Carter of Mars" series from Edgar Rice Burroughs even though the ending of this one feels a bit rushed! It still was overall a good read with lots of weird concepts and adventures for the cast of characters to go on and I loved the parts of this when they finally travel off a mars and onto one of its two moons!
I also Loved the cloak and dagger moments in the first half of this one as well!
I also Loved the cloak and dagger moments in the first half of this one as well!
kb_208's review against another edition
3.0
Another good read in the Mars series. Not quite as good as the previous book or the first three, but there's some good moments. This is the first story since Warlord of Mars that John Carter is the main character, which is nice. This plot takes him away from Mars and onto the moon of Thuria, so it's a good change of scenery. Good stuff.
loki728's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
rose_91's review against another edition
3.0
I think it was really fun, having John Carter as the main caracter again in this book. I find it funny how he never relises that literally every woman falls in love with him.
The concept of going to Thuria was interesting, although I would have liked it better if they had found it to be an uninhabitated piece of rock. I really don't know how the Barsoomian "scientists" study the other planets and moons and I think they should be mistaken more often.
All in all, it was just as good as the previous books.
The concept of going to Thuria was interesting, although I would have liked it better if they had found it to be an uninhabitated piece of rock. I really don't know how the Barsoomian "scientists" study the other planets and moons and I think they should be mistaken more often.
All in all, it was just as good as the previous books.
valhecka's review against another edition
3.0
I adore Burroughs' inability to write endings, honestly. It's so endearing.
souljaleonn's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jvan's review against another edition
1.0
This is 1.5 stars. It's a lesser entry in a series that doesn't really have exceptionally strong entries for me. This one starts off really well: John Carter goes undercover to infiltrate the main assassin's guild, ends up involved with super scientists who (for some reason?) want to pillage the moon, and then...
Yeah, it all goes sideways. The "incomparable" Dejah Thoris is kidnapped, again, for like the 5th time, and taken off to the moon, which for some reason involving physics shrinks people to the appropriate size as they approach it so it is a full sized world to them, there are invisible people and weird monsters but neither turn out interesting, more kidnapping happens, and in the end the whole thing is wrapped up in one paycheck, I mean, sorry, very rapid way, without really caring about anything that has gone before except to tick off all the boxes.
Realizing the last 3 books are supposed to be worse, I am concerned, but am pushing on.
Yeah, it all goes sideways. The "incomparable" Dejah Thoris is kidnapped, again, for like the 5th time, and taken off to the moon, which for some reason involving physics shrinks people to the appropriate size as they approach it so it is a full sized world to them, there are invisible people and weird monsters but neither turn out interesting, more kidnapping happens, and in the end the whole thing is wrapped up in one paycheck, I mean, sorry, very rapid way, without really caring about anything that has gone before except to tick off all the boxes.
Realizing the last 3 books are supposed to be worse, I am concerned, but am pushing on.
michaeldrakich's review against another edition
5.0
It was with an expectant relish that I approached this book as is it the first since the third book in where John Carter is the protagonist and not someone else. Clearly, as a fan, it is the original hero of the series that more appeals to me than any of his surrogates.
The author returns to his tried and true formula of his hero having to travel to different lands where his wife is in peril and effect a rescue. Unlike the previous novels where different people were discovered and encountered to provide unique combatants, this time John Carter travels to Thuria, a moon of Mars, and a whole new cast of aliens is introduced.
Such is the level of repetition in style from the earlier novels that this one is now cliche, but because it's John Carter, it's so much more fun.
The author returns to his tried and true formula of his hero having to travel to different lands where his wife is in peril and effect a rescue. Unlike the previous novels where different people were discovered and encountered to provide unique combatants, this time John Carter travels to Thuria, a moon of Mars, and a whole new cast of aliens is introduced.
Such is the level of repetition in style from the earlier novels that this one is now cliche, but because it's John Carter, it's so much more fun.
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