tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post3839858664056945738..comments2024-03-28T14:45:58.950-07:00Comments on Lark Writes...on books and life: Another Classic...Lark http://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-22748837090122749032019-03-20T12:42:14.815-07:002019-03-20T12:42:14.815-07:00Ooh...I hope it's good! :) Thanks for comment...Ooh...I hope it's good! :) Thanks for commenting.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-3876592821067095632019-03-20T12:39:01.792-07:002019-03-20T12:39:01.792-07:00I'm always looking for new Sci-fi book suggest...I'm always looking for new Sci-fi book suggestions! I'll definitely have to keep this one in mind. I'm just about to start reading Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis.Amy Alinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-30528871975713896502019-03-06T12:53:54.660-08:002019-03-06T12:53:54.660-08:00That's what I want to do, too! :D See how the...That's what I want to do, too! :D See how the Lord of the Jungle really began.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-6897813266613466592019-03-06T12:53:31.741-08:002019-03-06T12:53:31.741-08:00It is not heavy on the technical or science-y stuf...It is not heavy on the technical or science-y stuff. And since you read so many classics, I doubt the descriptive style of Burroughs' writing will bother you. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-29742493846864278272019-03-06T12:52:05.964-08:002019-03-06T12:52:05.964-08:00I want to read some of his Tarzan books now that I...I want to read some of his Tarzan books now that I've read this one. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-15258755299054074512019-03-06T07:09:11.142-08:002019-03-06T07:09:11.142-08:00I enjoyed this one, too! I think I'll read som...I enjoyed this one, too! I think I'll read some of the Tarzan books for my next foray into pulp fiction. Rachelhttp://hibernatorslibrary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-80584247793157763162019-03-05T10:16:30.418-08:002019-03-05T10:16:30.418-08:00Hi Lark, hanks for this review. This sounds like ...Hi Lark, hanks for this review. This sounds like a great book to start with if someone is not that familiar with science fiction. A Princess of Mars is a classic and for someone like me who doesn't know the genre that well its probably not heavy technical sci fi where I would be lost. I also love the pulp covers of sci fi and fantasy books. Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-78689532156333451482019-03-05T02:18:53.600-08:002019-03-05T02:18:53.600-08:00Oh, this one is on my TBR from last year. I loved ...Oh, this one is on my TBR from last year. I loved the movie and look forward to reading it. I have read I think all Tarzan books as a child and loved them. Maybe I should readre then this summer))Julie Tyukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015139549337459289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-29076166430048413892019-03-04T17:11:28.904-08:002019-03-04T17:11:28.904-08:00I have read a few! Off the top of my head I think ...I have read a few! Off the top of my head I think Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar and Tarzan the Invincible (?) are pretty good? Tarzan and the Forbidden City wasn't bad either. :) Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-20983852841202905952019-03-04T13:36:47.719-08:002019-03-04T13:36:47.719-08:00Yeah, I never saw the film, but I'm really cur...Yeah, I never saw the film, but I'm really curious about it now. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-20348524461642687672019-03-04T13:36:27.524-08:002019-03-04T13:36:27.524-08:00I wouldn't mind giving Burroughs' Tarzan n...I wouldn't mind giving Burroughs' Tarzan novels a try and see how they hold up. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-61693633628233586422019-03-04T13:36:01.598-08:002019-03-04T13:36:01.598-08:00:D It would have been even more fun if the princes...:D It would have been even more fun if the princess had ended up having to rescue John!Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-59470811500282069972019-03-04T13:34:08.667-08:002019-03-04T13:34:08.667-08:00It was pretty fun. Have you read any of Burroughs&...It was pretty fun. Have you read any of Burroughs' Tarzan books? I'd kind of like to give those a try, too. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-26587555181997309432019-03-04T13:33:29.469-08:002019-03-04T13:33:29.469-08:00I've always meant to read an H. Rider Haggard ...I've always meant to read an H. Rider Haggard book....either She or King Solomon's Mines. You'll have to let me know what you think of She if you get a chance to read it. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-31024048202591004052019-03-04T13:32:46.873-08:002019-03-04T13:32:46.873-08:00Yeah, I've never seen the film so it would be ...Yeah, I've never seen the film so it would be interesting to see how similar it is to the book.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-84239289305941504832019-03-04T13:31:02.843-08:002019-03-04T13:31:02.843-08:00I'm interested to know that, too. :)I'm interested to know that, too. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-36374236542931521932019-03-04T13:30:48.358-08:002019-03-04T13:30:48.358-08:00This is the book where it all began. :)This is the book where it all began. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-82910516124840445062019-03-04T10:09:28.655-08:002019-03-04T10:09:28.655-08:00Sounds like a super fun read! I'm curious abou...Sounds like a super fun read! I'm curious about the film too. Ashley Sapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398599355275934867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-90861034466400874032019-03-04T02:40:04.650-08:002019-03-04T02:40:04.650-08:00This is where John Carter came from? (I still can&...This is where John Carter came from? (I still can't believe I sat through the movie!)Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-26816225589530555232019-03-03T22:42:42.953-08:002019-03-03T22:42:42.953-08:00Sounds like fun! Like Wendy, I'll be curious t...Sounds like fun! Like Wendy, I'll be curious to know how the film compares to the book. :) Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-32039859342846764022019-03-03T16:52:45.263-08:002019-03-03T16:52:45.263-08:00I'd be curious to know how the film compares t...I'd be curious to know how the film compares to the book. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-80349012767786158282019-03-03T16:47:38.064-08:002019-03-03T16:47:38.064-08:00Sounds like this was a fun read! I have to admit, ...Sounds like this was a fun read! I have to admit, I am kind of curious about these old pulp novels. I have a copy of She by H. Rider Haggard which I want to give a whirl one of these days. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-31265391187599017342019-03-03T15:37:24.132-08:002019-03-03T15:37:24.132-08:00Get out! I never see anyone review these! I loved ...Get out! I never see anyone review these! I loved these as a kid. I re- read it recently and while it has definitely aged (I mean the prose is definitely old fashioned lol) I still thought it was fun. :) Oh and the second one is pretty good. The first three are the best, I think. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-5550327993763770622019-03-03T15:23:27.728-08:002019-03-03T15:23:27.728-08:00I love how even in Mars women need a man to rescue...I love how even in Mars women need a man to rescue them :) Does sound like a fun read and something different for sure!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-39122572975180660302019-03-03T08:37:23.537-08:002019-03-03T08:37:23.537-08:00It is interesting to see how prose changes with th...It is interesting to see how prose changes with the decades. I remember seeing black and white films with Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan, probably on the Midnight Movies I watched as a kid. :) jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com