Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) in Never too Late to Read Classics

Feb 21, 2017 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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WHAT!!?? This was an excellent novel- better than I expected, even, and it end with a cliffhanger and a note to read the sequel to see what will happen next!? How disappointing! Thus, no 5 stars for you, Tarzan! How dare you, Mr. Burroughs! This would have been a great, encapsulated book and instead it spun out into this ridiculously LONG franchise, I know, but I still expected the FIRST book in the series to be its own complete story! GAH! How frustrating! In 1908 or whenever this came out, I c ...more

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Jul 07, 2014 Tom Britz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Now I can see why Tarzan has such a popularity. This is a true classic.

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Nov 25, 2014 Canavan rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Feb 26, 2011 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

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The novel tells the story of John Clayton, born in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa to a marooned couple from England, John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke. Adopted as an infant by the she-ape Kala after his parents died (his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak), Clayton is named "Tarzan" ("White Skin" in the ape language) and raised in ignorance of his human heritage ...more

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