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I started reading this as a bit of a lark. My opinion of ERB is quite firmly set, but hey! This is on the list of 1001 books to read, so why not! It's a classic from 1912! Expectations set to: Low, with a side of extraneous bigotry and sexism. Amazingly, this book exceeded my expectations. And not in a good way.
I didn't really expect to become quite as engaged as I did. I mean, make no mistake, this book is a shit show. But it's like a train wreck: horrid and captivating at once. And the old-fas ...more
I didn't really expect to become quite as engaged as I did. I mean, make no mistake, this book is a shit show. But it's like a train wreck: horrid and captivating at once. And the old-fas ...more
The racial and gender politics involved in this book date it, of course, and occasionally made me wince, but it was a fantastic adventure yarn that I truly had a hard time putting down, and much different than I was expecting thanks to years of TV and movie adaptations that use the names and jungle setting but little else. Reading this, it's easy to see how Tarzan captured the imagination enough to keep him going in public consciousness for an entire century now. If you only know the monosyllabi
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Because of the many movie versions and comic books, these books are highly underrated. I think they are great reads and would recommend them to anyone who just enjoys a good story. The first five in the series are the best and after that they become much more formulaic.
Lexile 1000L
IL: UG - BL: 9.0 - AR Pts: 16.0
IL: UG - BL: 9.0 - AR Pts: 16.0
May 28, 2016
Terri FL
marked it as to-read
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Jan 18, 2021
superawesomekt
marked it as bibliocurious
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