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pedanther's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Fatphobia, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Colonisation
imakandiway's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Racism
steel_aurora's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Colonisation
kaitbeth's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
tylawrencium's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It's an old-fashioned space cowboy adventure, nothing more or less, albeit a pretty entertaining one. John Carter is a former Confederate, which only really factors into the backstory at the very beginning but nevertheless should make it crystal clear that this is very much Of Its Time--the races of Mars could just as easily be noble savage tribal types here on earth, and are pretty obviously a stand-in for that kind of story.
Moderate: Racism
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