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Summary: Still one amazing adventure story
Review: It's incredible that eighty-eight years after it first appeared in "All-Story", Tarzan of the Apes is still an absolute thrill to read. Burrough's original Tarzan is a fascinating creation, more intelligent and brutal than the many sanitized versions that have appeared in Hollywood since the silent days (and somehow the Lord of the Apes had his biggest financial success in a Disney(? ) film). Tarzan is here a vehicle for the author to explore the binary nature of humanity and the thin line between civilzation and savagery that exists within everyone. Oh, and it's filled with action! action! action! and pathos! and action! and pathos! It isn't remotely relistic for a second, but its a grand fantasy that wins over new fans with each generation. Your life is a little less exciting if you haven't read it.
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Summary: Will the Real Tarzan Please Stand Up?
Review: If you've only seen the movies, you don't know the story. Orphaned and raised by the sentient Great Apes (not gorillas), Lord Greystoke conquers the jungle. No ignorant Neanderthal, Tarzan teaches himself to read. When white men invade his jungle Tarzan's world is complicated by the new things he learns, and the woman he comes to love. This classic is definitely worth a read.
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Summary: A swingin' good time!
Review: This was one of my favorite books as a child and it is still a thrilling read! If you think you know the story of Tarzan but have never read the book, do yourself a favor and read it. There has not been a Tarzan movie made that does the book justice. It is really amazing how much action and adventure is packed into this story. And, If you really like it, there are many more E.R. Burroughs' Tarzan books to read.
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Summary: I loved it!!!!!
Review: This book is easily one of the best I have ever read. I couldn't put it down!! Edgar Rice Burroughs made Tarzan seem so real. I'm going to read all of the other books in the Tarzan series.
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Summary: A classic which only dims under later 20th century notions.
Review: The writing is largely crisp and no-nonsense, more interested in telling its tale than bogging down with "what it all means". It paints vivid pictures of the African jungle and what life would be like for a man who could survive it.The fact that it's "unrealistic" is irrelevant, and more a reflection on our current obsession with "accurately reflecting the world as we believe it to be at this exact moment in time" than with good literature, (Shakespeare is rife with inaccuracies also, so what?). This book was good enough that I spent the next month reading the 25-odd sequels in the series. How many ca. 1915 era books can one say THAT about?
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Summary: A great summer read
Review: This summer, Disney's version inspired me to read Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes. I took it with me every day to the beach and enjoyed every minuted of it. It is exciting, fun, thrilling, and even romantic at times. It is writen beautifuly and I would recamend it to any one who wants a fast and fun summer read!
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Summary: Excellent story
Review: I have grown up loving Tarzan, the movies etc, but when I saw Disney's portrail of it, my curosity was peaked and I had to go out and buy the book for myself to see what the actual plot was. Disney was close, they arrived by boat and were killed in the cabin. Much better than to story line they used for Johnny Weismueller. A Plane crash? I was very impressed and enjoyed it very much. I would recommend it to all.
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Summary: A HERO FOR ALL TIME!
Review: this is where it all began folks. You seen Tarzan in the movies and now in cartoons - but believe me, as good as they all were, it ain't Tarzan! Only the original novels bring this larger than life character his full due! If you haven't read it - you simply must!
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Summary: Excellant!
Review: Very good! Brought back to the age in which it was writte
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Summary: Warts and all, much better than the movies or the cartoon.
Review: I first read this over 30 years ago as a teenager. Even then, it was sort of a guilty pleasure. I recently decided my children needed to read the real thing before they got Disneyfied, and reread it myself. Burroughs had a way of telling a compelling tale, even if it seems a little over the top by today's standards. I now find it to be full of unlikely plot elements and overly stereotypical characters. It is also pretty obvious to today's reader that Mr. Burroughs knew nothing about African animals (what are these apes, anyway?). These things don't detract much for the young reader, but another striking characteristic is the casual, unabashed racism of literature from that era. I don't believe in censoring kids' reading, but a little preliminary lecture about prejudice is in order-after that, I think reading such material can be instructive as well as entertaining. I found the Barsoom series more fun than Tarzan, though.
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