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Sequels always get compared to the first in the series for evident reasons. This is a case where the second book has almost nothing in common with the first so the issue is more that the genre seems to have switched and it feels less like a sequel and more like a separate story with the same character (kind of? I wanted more ape-man Tarzan than civilized hero Tarzan).

The first half reads like a Russian spy novel, with none of the apes and lions and African Jungle. That is my warning to anyone like me who went in expecting savagery and tree-swinging from the beginning. You will probably be disappointed. After I began to get bored of this genre-flip, it reverted back to something similar to the first novel.

I can't say this was anywhere near as enjoyable as the first book, but it wasn't awful if treated as a separate book altogether? I don't know, I'm a little bit confused about what I just went through to be honest. I may or may not continue the series.

altruest's review against another edition

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5.0

Still good quality writing, even if the story is a little meandering in this installment. I hope the rest of the novels don't turn into Tarzan flitting around the world, coincidence causing him to get into 8 adventures per book.

Side note, Edgar sure loves describing Tarzan's body. If I read another word about rippling sinews I think I'm gonna scream.

eeclayton's review against another edition

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4.0

Still much suspension of disbelief is needed, plus there are plenty of coincidences, but it was so much fun.

aylamarkov's review against another edition

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2.0

Esse livro é totalmente oposto do primeiro, aqui temos uma mistura de investigação policial, aventura em um reino perdido, o rapto de uma donzela, parece que o burroughs queria escrever sobre outras coisa e acabou misturando tudo que via pela frente nesse livro.
Não ao sei se foi a tradução mas a todo momento o autor nos lembra o quão forte e musculoso é trazan o que chega a ser cansativo e irritante.

laci's review against another edition

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5.0

Tarzan gets the highest rating not because it's a flawless books, but because if you set your expectations correctly, you get exactly what you came for.

Want an impeccably polite, smart, stronger than any human or animal, always chivalrous and decent "Forest God" (as he's actually called in the book) that always comes out on top, having adventures? Then by Jove you're in the right place. This sequel also makes up for what it did at the end of the first novel, so there's that. (No need to think about the weird laws of nature, or the Lamarckism, or the lions _in a jungle_ and stuff like that. Just enjoy the ride. :)
Oh yeah, and seems Burroughs didn't want to overuse the word 'said', so Tarzan is soliloquising and ejaculating all over the place.

gatorelgato's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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