SuitabookA Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Reading
- If fighting is a concern, read together through the battle-related chapters and pause to check how much detail feels comfortable. You can also discuss the choices characters make under pressure.
- Themes
- Captivity and danger: Dejah Thoris is described as a captive princess facing danger; chapter titles also refer to Carter's imprisonment, recapture and battles. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Romance across worlds: The overview raises the possibility of love between Carter, an Earthling, and Dejah Thoris, a princess of Mars; a chapter is titled “Lovemaking on Mars”. A romantic relationship is signalled, but its development and the narrative's view of it are not established.
- Worth knowing
- The chapter titles include a duel to the death, an arena battle, recapture and carnage. These indicate peril and fighting; their detail and intensity in the story are not clear.