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Originally Posted by GlennD
I don't actually think of the Barsoom books as being primarily sci-fi. They are (along with all of Burroughs' other books) escapist romances aimed at men. They're essentially equivalent to the bodice rippers aimed at women....that's either your cup of tea or it ain't.
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They're also "potboilers". Each chapter starts with someone fighting their way out of a trap, the middle has them wandering around for a bit, and then it ends just as they fall into the next trap. I think most of those novels were serialized chapter by chapter in magazines, which encouraged that format.