Tarzan of the Apes
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (818 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400100003 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 370 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Born of noble stock to parents who become marooned on the savage West African coast, the young Lord Greystoke is orphaned in his first year of life. Jane is the first woman Tarzan has ever seen, and he must have her as his own. He combines higher intelligence, superhuman strength, and his jungle training to become the unconquerable Lord of the Jungle. As he matures, his strength and agility develop to match those of the beasts that he is surrounded by, yet he realizes that he is different. When a group of civilized people invade Tarzan's jungle paradise, his life is changed forever, for with them is Jane. How can this uncivilized ape-man hope to win her?. Named Tarzan by the great apes that raise him, he must learn the law of the jungle to survive
"Once a fan, always a fan" according to D. Blankenship. Wowthis work has been around for over 100 years now and is still going strong. The Tarzan character created by Burroughs has become an actual cultural icon and it would be difficult to find an individual of any age that does not have at least some idea of who he is/was even if they have never read this or the other books in the series.While I have always been a bigger fan of his John Carter series, I never the less started reading all of the Tarzan books at a pretty early age back in. Fun and an eye opener Once you get past the bombast of the period writing, the story is quite good. Parts of it are, of course, downright ridiculous in whole, and others are only mildly impossible. Our hero is superlative, too smart, learns to read by himself, with no possible reference points, and speaks French in a matter of days. Beside all that, this is a fun book. I just had to remind myself Burroughs was writing for an audience much less sophisticated than the jaded reader of today. I think it is go. "I'm shocked by how much I liked this book" according to Empty=P. I'm shocked by how much I liked this book; it's hilarious! Something you should know before reading: it's super racist and sexist. Typically this would annoy me, but somehow it comes off as funny in this book, not that racism or sexism is funny, but the writer seems so unaware of the world in general, that some of his more ridiculous depictions come off as just the flawed thinking of a individual with very limited experience.An example of Mr. Burroughs limited experience with the thi
''The Tarzan legend returns us to that Eden where, free of clothes and the inhibitions of an oppressive society, a man is able, as William Faulkner put it to prevail as well as endure.'' --Gore Vidal''Burroughs is a masterful storyteller, and his story is wonderfully suited to an audio presentation Slattery has a good understanding of the pacing of this exciting tale and his performance is enjoyable.'' --Kliatt''Burroughs is a masterful storyteller, and his story is wonderfully suited to an audio presentation Slattery has a good understanding of the pacing of this exciting tale and his performance is enjoyable.'' --Kliatt