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The Return of Tarzan: Large Print by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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desiree_mcl's review against another edition

2.0

2.5 stars.

The narration was ok. I think I listened to a newer audio, it wasn't bad but I just wanted the book to be over.

This wasn't as much fun as the first one. Although the constant use of the word 'ejaculated' did give me the giggles. It took me almost 3 years to finish this book, I would start it and put it down after 1 or 2 pages and then I'd set it down for months. So I got the audio book and blazed through it.

For the first half of the book Tarzan was in Paris and being the civilized man, while still having moments of savagery when he's provoked. This part was boring. Jane was still engaged to Clayton and not on the page at all except for a few mentions.

I did like the second half better but it still wasn't great. There were moments that annoyed me like

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when Jane, Clayton, and a group of men were on the life boat after the ship sank. They have no food, the only cans of anything on the life boat, while they thought was food, actually had coal oil and gun powder in them. So they were in serious danger of starving. In fact 1 guy did die of starvation and/or dehydration and my very first reaction when the rest of the people on the life boat discovered that he was dead was, ok...eat him. It's not pretty but if you don't do it, you'll die too.

But...nope!

It is decided to throw the man over board...what? They haven't seen another boat or land for a week-ish. More will die if they don't eat the already dead person. It's not something I'd ever want to do but in that situation, I'm going to do it, it's survival.

So instead they decide a couple days later to draw coins to see who they're going to kill, to eat....

Let that sink in.

They dumped one dead guy off the side of the boat, who died w/o anyone murdering him or harming him, but now they are going to murder someone to get food.

I am going to continue reading this series. I hope this was just a bump in the road and the next installment is better.

zzuzana's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring

3.0

kb_208's review against another edition

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4.0

I think I like this book better than the first one. It uses the same classic ERB adventure formula, but it's still a fun and interesting read. Here Tarzan has trouble adjusting to the civilized life and makes some enemies. He makes his way back south and ends up being pushed from his boat and back to his jungle harbor where he spent most of his life. He feels happy to be back in his primitive role and gets involved with a tribe there, but he still thins of Jane frequently. Of course he ends up needing to save her from certain doom. It's a good story, but filled with outdated language and terms for African peoples.

saidahgilbert's review against another edition

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1.0

I started this after reading Tarzan but I couldn't finish it. I couldn't accept the morals of a past age and all the characters irked me especially Tarzan.

jordandeanbaker's review against another edition

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4.0

Much better than the first book. In this second story Tarzan is a mash up of Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes, and James Bond. I enjoyed this way more than I anticipated.