John Carter?

After watching John Carter, I had a few questions.  One of them was how could anybody believe that life could exist on Mars since we know that it doesn't.  Well, this was answered when I found out that the story, written by Edgar Rice Borroughs, was first published as a serial in a magazine in 1912.  This made more sense to me since our knowledge of space was not as extensive at that time as compared to right now. Chris Aylott wrote of it: "The science in A Princess of Mars is ludicrous--not only does the fictional Red Planet have a breatable atmosphere, the women lay eggs--yet the book retains much of its power to sweep a reader away into a planet of wonder and adventure. The odd thing is that this disconnection from reality actually helps the story's believability. Science and Burroughs's fantasy have diverged so widely that nothing snags our suspension of disbelief." This I liked because the story seemed so far-fetched as to be believable. It also helped that the book was much better than the movie. The movie added things that didn't need to be added. 

As in my above paragraph, I also found out that the story wasn't called John Carter at all; it was A Princess of Mars.  I really liked A Princess of Mars.  It flowed really well and it wasn't a difficult read even though it was written so long ago.  There were a few wonderful words used and some turns of phrase that were very interesting; like things depending from the ceiling (another definition for depend is "to hang", who knew?).  There were many times I thought to look up a word but didn't because I was too lazy.

The book is full of violence and "people" are being killed left and right since it is part of the Martian culture.  However, this book contains themes of loyalty, bravery, friendship and love.  In conclusion, it is stellar.