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A review by krismoon
The People That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs
3.0
This book doesn't translate to modern times very well. It's quite racist-y!
So, let's focus on the unintentionally hilarious things about this book! Burroughs has this weird way of making his male protagonists totally unappealing and self-deprecating. Which I find hilarious. Our narrator for this book, Tom Billings, admitted not only is he not a 'ladies man,' but that he doesn't 'make love to' women because he's pretty much unskilled, so he's just going to leave it to the dudes who are. I'm pretty sure ol' Tom is a big ol' virgin. Don't worry, he luckily finds a 'barbarian' woman that doesn't know any better and she gives him a chance. Ah, love. And right before they're about to do it, they get interrupted. No! Poor, racist-y Tom. I'm sure he'll get his chance in one of these books. Someday.
So, let's focus on the unintentionally hilarious things about this book! Burroughs has this weird way of making his male protagonists totally unappealing and self-deprecating. Which I find hilarious. Our narrator for this book, Tom Billings, admitted not only is he not a 'ladies man,' but that he doesn't 'make love to' women because he's pretty much unskilled, so he's just going to leave it to the dudes who are. I'm pretty sure ol' Tom is a big ol' virgin. Don't worry, he luckily finds a 'barbarian' woman that doesn't know any better and she gives him a chance. Ah, love. And right before they're about to do it, they get interrupted. No! Poor, racist-y Tom. I'm sure he'll get his chance in one of these books. Someday.