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The Moon Men - Edgar Rice Burroughs Book Review

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Review Summaries
"This book consists of two books: The Moon Maid and The Moon Men. The first story concerns the discovery of the aliens on the moon and battles with them and escape back to the earth. The second story is about the aliens conquering Earth and the revolution to unseat them after several hundred years of occupancy, suffering and slavery."
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - stranded on alien planet, fighting aliens to survive
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Repressive society story Yes
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
Inner Struggle Yes
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - guns - sword fights
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - feelings of a human growing up among aliens
Who's a slave/repressed? - aliens are slaves

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - dictator
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Asteroid
Earth setting: - distant future
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - unfriendly aliens - very controlled society
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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