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Great story...much better than any movie!
I really enjoyed this book, much to my surprise! An easy-to-read true adventure. A bit dated in portrayals of the natives--but the English don't get off any easier. The parts about Tarzan learning to read are interesting, as are the times when we get insights into the apes' (admittedly limited) thoughts. Just a clever and fun story.
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Feb 20, 2009
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I read the eReader version on my iPhone for the Classics Corner discussion (Constant Reader) that starts on March 1st. No illustrations, though ... A very quick dash through, and some surprises, since what I knew of the story (through excerpts of movies on late-night TV?) didn't always seem to correlate.
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I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. Really fun read.
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
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Feb 28, 2009
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Sort of struggled through this one. Not my normal fare (bookclub again), but since I love classics, I was really interested in reading this. I did enjoy it, but I had a hard time caring about any of the characters (except Tarzan). A lot of it was just really cliched to me (but that's to be expected) and the writing style was not very enjoyable to me. Glad that I read it though.
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A bit less likable than I remembered, but still a pretty good and very influential example of the type. Kind of a silly yet rousing tale of one man's adventure as he conquers all he meets...except love.
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I didn't read this book until I was in my 40's, and I was surprised at how much fun it was.
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I actually want to read the next one to see what happens next. It was a fun, fast, read.
Jan 17, 2013
Dana Arbelaez
marked it as to-read
Dec 05, 2017
Kai Coates
marked it as to-read
