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Tanar of Pellucidar by Paul Cook, Edgar Rice Burroughs

sarabaggins's review against another edition

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1.0

This book was terrible. Burroughs' writing is convoluted, sexist, and racist. The basic "plot-line" is:
1. Stellara gets kidnapped, because she is "so feminine" she can't help it.
2. Tanar goes of to find Stellara, in the process saving a chief's son, jumping off a cliff, and finding another girl who loves him.
3. Tanar and Stellara reunite.
4. Stellara gets kidnapped, because she is "so feminine" AGAIN.....
From there, the "plot" repeats itself several more times, until Burroughs has a manuscript thick enough to pass as a book.

tstevens3's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

leeroyjenkins's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

3.5

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