
This book uses many different ideas well, but executed them poorly. I felt more like I was psychoanalyzing a guy who hated himself, had serious problems with social interaction, and was just biding his time until he dropped dead. He also had serious daddy issues and seemed to blame everything on his parents. Given the reviews I read, I expected a fun book with interesting characters shooting across SciFi. When the most interesting character is an imaginary dog that doesn't exist, you have problems. I was pretty let down.
The best book I have read in years. If you are from GenX and enjoyed any geek things from the 80's or early 90's you will love this.
If only the movie John Carter was half as good as the book it would have made a killing at the box office. I wasn't expecting to like this 100 year old book but couldn't put it down.
The book was good but dragged out at times. the ending was shocking. I look forward to reading the second book in the series.
Great book. Let's just say the ending leaves a bit to be desired though. It's up there with Jeff Goldblum beating the Aliens in Independence Day with a Mac.