Review: A Blast from My Past
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2013
I read the Tarzan series over 40 years ago.  Action and adventure were what I craved.  Then I read the "Mars" books and science fiction took hold of me.  Burroughs was there with it all.  Yes, the books are formulaic, and show a streak of bigotry,  and some of them (The Mucker) are just plain stupid.  But, if you're looking for heroes who are heroic, women who are tough enough to stand by them, and villains you love to hate, these are stories for you.  Oh, and if you like enhancing your vocabulary, I'd wager that Burroughs' thesaurus was well thumbed.