Arabella of Mars

DNF - PG 136

Why?

I'll be completely honest, this is a good book. It's just not the kind of book I want to read. Ever. (At least, ever again.) This book reminds me very strongly of Jules Vern's writing - whose books I've never much liked.

To be truthful, I was expecting something different from this book than what it is. But, if you like those old-fashioned adventure tales where you get to know more about the main character than you ever wanted and absolutely nothing about anyone else, whose very setting is more of a character - and given more attention and page time - than any of the people and can appreciate curse words that look like ‘d–n'...

If all that sounds like your kind of book, then do read this one. Because it tells that kind of story, but lacks the racism and misogyny that was so rampant in those tales. It's a very well-written book with a believable main girl disguised as a boy by an author that obviously knew what he wanted to do and did it well. I have no complaints about this book.

It's just very obviously not for me - and if I'd known this is what the book was, I'd never have wanted to read it.