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May 27, 2011
Unbridled
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Putting away Naked Lunch, I couldn't help myself but take down another Burroughs, Edgar Rice, and the only Tarzan book on my shelves, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. Did you know Tarzan's real name was John Clayton? I mean, we all knew he was Lord Greystoke; but even a Tarzan fan such as I, who, as a kid, ran around shirtless pretending to be Tarzan, did not know John Clayton. Johnny Weismuller, sure - but John Clayton, no. I also didn't know Tarzan craved the taste of hot blood. This is what mov
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Jul 28, 2011
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Jun 15, 2011
Ailish
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There is so much wrong with these books, but I am addicted to them. Tarzan, returning to Opar for more gold, suffers a nasty bump on the head during an earthquake, gets amnesia and reverts to his jungle past. This is not good for Jane who, in the meantime has been abducted once again and is waiting to be rescued by her forest-god. Mix in more man-eating lions, rites of human sacrifice, apes running around disguised as arab traders, shadowy figures slipping into tents with daggers in the night, e
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Dec 01, 2009
Tony
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice. TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR. (n.d., this edition 1963). **. They don’t get any better, but I persevere. In this adventure, Tarzan travels to the lost city of Opar (he never explains why it was lost, even though it was full of creatures), a fabulour city ruled by its all-powerful High Priestess and run by a savage race that is half man, half beast. Tarzan must travel to Opar to recoup his lost fortunes. Here disaster strikes the mighty Lord of the Jungle. This is
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Oct 29, 2011
Matti
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Tarzan saa iskun päähänsä ja menettää muistinsa ollessaan noutamassa kultaharkkoja Oparin kaupungista. Se osoittautuu kohtalokkaaksi, sillä samaan aikaan petollisen belgialaisen sotilaskarkurin Albert Werperin ja kieron arabialaisen rosvopäällikön Ahmet Zekin johtamat joukot saapuvat Greystoken maatilalle pahat mielessään...
"Tarzan ja Oparin aarteet" (Karisto, 1945) on perusvarma viidakkoseikkailu, jossa ovat mukana kaikki sarjan peruselementit niin hyvässä kuin pahassakin. More...
"Tarzan ja Oparin aarteet" (Karisto, 1945) on perusvarma viidakkoseikkailu, jossa ovat mukana kaikki sarjan peruselementit niin hyvässä kuin pahassakin. More...
Jun 20, 2010
Erik
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Although I got hooked on Burroughs' Pellucidar and Barsoom series, I eventually tried his most famous novel, Tarzan. I hadn't expected much, the several Tarzan movies I'd seen having made me think the story would be boring. As it happened, however, Tarzan was better than I'd expected, with a lot more plot and background than any of the filmed versions. So, not finding my favorite series available on one trip to town from grandmother's cottage, I picked up this Tarzan book. It was disappointi
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Feb 18, 2010
Justin
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Burroughs was a pretty imaginative fellow, at least inasmuch as he was able to come up with yet another reason for Tarzan to light out for the jungle. That amnesia keeps him there and sets up the story at hand is a classic of cliches. Someone reviewing this volume on Goodreads said something about how the Tarzan books never get any better. Maybe so, but I like 'em. And they don't seem to be getting any worse, either. Burroughs never fails to twist and turn a plot line, nor does he fail to l
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Oct 02, 2011
Margot
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Same old, same old.
The only somewhat new and interesting element to this fifth installment in the Tarzan series was the return of La, the high priestess of Opar, who will do nearly anything to force Tarzan to become her mate. Beyond that, Tarzan loses his memory and is reduced to the original state of his bestial upbringing. Jane gets kidnapped and escapes about fifty times (surprise!) and, as usual, her incredible beauty makes the kidnappers decide they would like to take her for t More...
The only somewhat new and interesting element to this fifth installment in the Tarzan series was the return of La, the high priestess of Opar, who will do nearly anything to force Tarzan to become her mate. Beyond that, Tarzan loses his memory and is reduced to the original state of his bestial upbringing. Jane gets kidnapped and escapes about fifty times (surprise!) and, as usual, her incredible beauty makes the kidnappers decide they would like to take her for t More...
Oct 24, 2009
Travis
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A great Tarzan story, set mostly in the famous mythical city of Opar, where the men are hulking brutes and the woman are fabulous babes.
Lots of adventure in exotic Africa featuring the most famous of all the many 'lost cities' of the Tarzan books.
If all you know of Tarzan is the movies, get yourself one of these books to feel the magic of the real thing.
Lots of adventure in exotic Africa featuring the most famous of all the many 'lost cities' of the Tarzan books.
If all you know of Tarzan is the movies, get yourself one of these books to feel the magic of the real thing.
Jan 28, 2010
Alisa
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i got about halfway thru this book, but kinda lost interest in the series. tho i really enjoyed the first 4. they just get cheesy after #5 and i didnt really want to go any further. they also stop having his family life in them. it makes me sad to lose his family dynamic.
Feb 26, 2008
Jack
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I have very old editions of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar and Tarzan and the Ant-Men. The Ant-Men I simply devoured in one go, years ago, and it was a thrill. For Opar, I could never get beyond the second page. It just didn't seem of the same calibre (and I guess the 30s depiction of La didn't help either). But I finally decided to get on with it, and boy was it an adventure. Evil Belgians, devious Arabs, inhuman Oparians and a savage Tarzan, to boot!
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Note that this is the original Ta More...
Sep 04, 2011
Gonzalo
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El Rey de la Jungla se interna en los reinos de la fantasía, descubriendo las calles de la fabulosa Opar y su raza decadente.
Sep 13, 2008
Greg
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This was the book that turned me off to the rest of the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. In my mind, Opar marked the beginning of ERB's efforts to milk the Tarzan legend. It is poorly written and poorly conceived and its only reason for being appears to have been to make money. Unlike his other extended series (the Martian series), the Tarzan novels that followed his first three seemd to me to have been written with little effort to entertain. I started a few of them, but they all seemed m
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Feb 19, 2010
Justin
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Jul 28, 2010
Mindy
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I got a little bored of the Tarzans by the end. And maybe it is just me, but they were getting pretty silly.
Nov 16, 2007
Liz
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here's where the series starts to fall apart... and I suspect later books are farmed out to apprentice writers.
Feb 05, 2011
Not as good so far, I think he is reaching for a story when I already know that everything ends well.
Feb 10, 2012
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