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<blockquote data-quote="Eyes of Nine" data-source="post: 9307915" data-attributes="member: 99786">I bailed out of Princess of Mars after 2 chapters/20 pages. For dead tree book fetishists like me, trigger warning photo behind spoiler[SPOILER=&quot;Here's why&quot;]I knew Edgar Rice Burrough’s John Carter A Princess of Mars was “of its time” - but it’s really really racist. I guess I am privileged enough to have forgotten that John Carter’s a former Confederate soldier. And in the first 2 chapters, which take place on Earth, John Carter’s attitude towards the Native Americans who have taken his colleague (“a polished southern gentleman”) is horrible - he uses the term “savage” at least 3 times over the course of 2 pages.20 pages in, and I’ve got 10 of the 11 books - I’m assuming the racism continues throughout. And that John Carter never critically looks at his own role in the Civil War as a soldier defending the institution of chattel slavery. Also, John Carter is the poster boy for &quot;White Savior&quot; archetype - blechThere are plenty of these out in the world if people want to seek them out - but I won't assist them in finding it. So goodbye John Carter booksNow at least they'll participate in carbon capture as my local landfill will turn paper and other organics into mulch/soil[ATTACH=full]355783[/ATTACH]I will also say that I should have known - pre-1980 books continue to disappoint from a racism/sexism/colonialism/etc standpoint. I don't have the time left in my life to force myself to read books &quot;of their time&quot;. So many other good books in the world for me to read. [/SPOILER]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eyes of Nine, post: 9307915, member: 99786"] I bailed out of [I]Princess of Mars[/I] after 2 chapters/20 pages. For dead tree book fetishists like me, trigger warning photo behind spoiler [SPOILER="Here's why"] I knew Edgar Rice Burrough’s John Carter [I]A Princess of Mars[/I] was “of its time” - but it’s really really racist. I guess I am privileged enough to have forgotten that John Carter’s a former Confederate soldier. And in the first 2 chapters, which take place on Earth, John Carter’s attitude towards the Native Americans who have taken his colleague (“a polished southern gentleman”) is horrible - he uses the term “savage” at least 3 times over the course of 2 pages. 20 pages in, and I’ve got 10 of the 11 books - I’m assuming the racism continues throughout. And that John Carter never critically looks at his own role in the Civil War as a soldier defending the institution of chattel slavery. Also, John Carter is the poster boy for "White Savior" archetype - blech There are plenty of these out in the world if people want to seek them out - but I won't assist them in finding it. So goodbye John Carter books Now at least they'll participate in carbon capture as my local landfill will turn paper and other organics into mulch/soil [ATTACH type="full" width="426px"]355783[/ATTACH] I will also say that I should have known - pre-1980 books continue to disappoint from a racism/sexism/colonialism/etc standpoint. I don't have the time left in my life to force myself to read books "of their time". So many other good books in the world for me to read. [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]

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