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David McK (3734 KP) rated The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2) in Books

Jan 28, 2019  
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1963
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7.0 (2 Ratings)
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The sequel to <i>A Princess of Mars</i>, <i>The Gods of Mars</i> again is presented as Edgar Rice Burroughs retelling the story of a relation of his. Again, this novel starts on Earth before moving to Mars proper and fleshing out the world first shown in the earlier book.

It is also, quite clearly, a product of it's time both in it's vision of Barsoom (or Mars), and in the culture of the various races upon (and underneath) the planet, and also ends - rather abruptly, I felt - in a cliffhanger of an ending.
  
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Cary Elwes recommended Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who in Books (curated)

 
Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who
Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who
Dave Marsh | 2015 | Biography
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"There have been many biographies about The Who but this one is almost as entertaining as the group it documents. Dave Marsh, who was a founding editor at Creem magazine and an editor at Rolling Stone, writes as an unashamed fan of the band. No other writer, with the exception of Richard Barnes, has ever really understood The Who the way Marsh did with this work. In Before I Get Old the author analyzes their roots in "Mod" culture to their development into "the first avant-garde rock band". As a biography it is valuable piece of rock-music history."

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Cortney Burns recommended 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement in Books (curated)

 
97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
Jane Ziegelman | 2021
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"This is a great glimpse into early immigrant life in New York City seen through the lens of food and cohabitation. It gives a picture of where we came from and how we have become the fusion culinary culture we are today. For me, it feels as though I’m seeing the world through my grandparents' eyes as they traveled from Poland and Lithuania through Ellis Island, finally settling in Chicago. It helps paint a picture of my personal past."

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