Obviously, if you have read my last post, you know that a legal free copy of this book is not available online. I mean just look at it. It's hard enough to find a pic of this book. Anyhow, it is a hard read, and as it sometimes happens, I was late in reading it, and could not submit the final thesis for this book. But worry not my friends, I always have my views for you right here, beyond that 'Read more' link down there. Shall we?
Tales and yarns are but an extension of our world. They are an escape from reality, and symbolise our fears and hopes. We pour ourselves into the stories we tell and write, and it is through stories we often speak to others. This blog is a celebration of all stories that I have the fortune to cross, and a bit of obsessive analysis of my own self through these tales. These pages also serve as a writing pad for my own musings - poems, short stories, and the like.
Showing posts with label Martians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martians. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Ray Bradbury: Final Thesis
Obviously, if you have read my last post, you know that a legal free copy of this book is not available online. I mean just look at it. It's hard enough to find a pic of this book. Anyhow, it is a hard read, and as it sometimes happens, I was late in reading it, and could not submit the final thesis for this book. But worry not my friends, I always have my views for you right here, beyond that 'Read more' link down there. Shall we?
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars
Okay then, so turns out that Princess of Mars was written as pulp fiction in a serialised manner in a magazine back in the day, before being compiled and published as a book. Which should say enough about the sort of writing one can expect from it. However, the fact this book is the first by the dude who finally went on to give us Tarzan, you have to go see the raw base that masterpieces are worked from.
Plus point - He managed to put in some feminist narrative into what is literally a SciFi escapist fantasy.
Super plus point - He got Michael Wheelan to draw his book a cover, for the 1971 edition, seen above. My love, you see? I mean yeah, it isn't the first cover, or even in the first five chronologically, but it's Wheelan alright? And the longest lasting cover as well - three decades! That's Wheelan right there for you.
Anyhow, the link to the book is above, so read that shizz, and now, moving to the summary and analysis.
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