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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Seguro muchos de nosotros vimos la película de Disney de Tarzán (con esas geniales canciones de Phil Collins, el papá de Lily 'cejotas' Collins), entonces pocos sabrán que en realidad es una saga de libros publicados hace años y bueno, que trataré de resumir mis impresiones, porque podría definir mi lectura de este libro así:
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Una decepción.
Voy a proceder ejemplificando con la película de Disney (que seguro todos la sabemos de memoria):
1880 (más o menos). Lord Greystoke es enviado en una misión diplomática por la corona inglesa al Africa y para eso se lleva a su recién adquirida esposa, Lady Greystoke. Para llegar a su destino suben a un barco donde la tripulación se amotina (quién se sube a un barco con piratas en serio) y cuando llegan a una zona costera africana los dejan tirados en la playa con sus pertenencias y unas pocas armas.
Los ingleses como gente racional y valiente (claro) no se dejarán morir en la selva. Lord Greystoke se asegura su suspervivencia y construye una casita resistente. Y resulta que su esposa está embarazada. Para no hacer el cuento tan largo, recuerden la peli de Disney y sabemos que nacerá un niño que será criado por una mona llamada Kala (en el libro es una mona muy bella y valiosa) y que es el mono blanco más famoso llamado Tarzán.
Reseña completa: http://rapsodia-literaria.blogspot.com/2014/06/tarzan-de-los-monos-de-edgar-rice.html
Una decepción.
Voy a proceder ejemplificando con la película de Disney (que seguro todos la sabemos de memoria):
1880 (más o menos). Lord Greystoke es enviado en una misión diplomática por la corona inglesa al Africa y para eso se lleva a su recién adquirida esposa, Lady Greystoke. Para llegar a su destino suben a un barco donde la tripulación se amotina (quién se sube a un barco con piratas en serio) y cuando llegan a una zona costera africana los dejan tirados en la playa con sus pertenencias y unas pocas armas.
Los ingleses como gente racional y valiente (claro) no se dejarán morir en la selva. Lord Greystoke se asegura su suspervivencia y construye una casita resistente. Y resulta que su esposa está embarazada. Para no hacer el cuento tan largo, recuerden la peli de Disney y sabemos que nacerá un niño que será criado por una mona llamada Kala (en el libro es una mona muy bella y valiosa) y que es el mono blanco más famoso llamado Tarzán.
Reseña completa: http://rapsodia-literaria.blogspot.com/2014/06/tarzan-de-los-monos-de-edgar-rice.html
I was really looking forward to this book and enjoyed reading it up until the last 3 or 4 chapters. The last bit of the story seemed really forced and/or contrived. I could see the ending coming from a mile away, but it made me no less satisfied to read what actually happened. Very few books have left me feeling disappointing after reading them like this one.
The story went from being an adventure for the majority of the book to being preachy right at the end. I understand that the demographic for which the book was written was vastly different from readers of today, but let's just say I understand why Disney butchered the story the way they did. Not recommended, unfortunately. I so wanted to like it too.
The story went from being an adventure for the majority of the book to being preachy right at the end. I understand that the demographic for which the book was written was vastly different from readers of today, but let's just say I understand why Disney butchered the story the way they did. Not recommended, unfortunately. I so wanted to like it too.
I really enjoyed this book. One of the the things that really impressed me is how intrigued I was even with little to no dialogue in some of the chapters. I will say some chapters were a bit slow, but overall it was incredible. I was quite surprised with how much Burroughs describes Tarzan as a god! The ending was pretty surprising too. Highly recommend.
books #8 & 9 of 2021: Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs (pub. 1912, 1913) so, granted, there‰ЫЄs a quite healthy amount of: racism, sexism, classism, culturism, even speciesism, but...if you can look past all that (these were written over 100 years ago) - and reading the bible several times prepared me to do just that, then you are in for seriously edge of your seat, funny and fun, skilled storytelling. I really needed some adventure and man, did I get it. I guess I‰ЫЄve finally found my kind of genre fiction, a bit reminiscent of the bad action films I quietly adore (though the writing in these is actually quite good - more books that make me convinced I don‰ЫЄt need to write). 4/5. and now for something completely different....
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
3+
DNF. The story was lagging in the middle and I was losing interest. I was going to push forward but when Tarzan was incapable of cannibalism, simply because he was a white European, I decided it wasn't worth the effort. Plus points for wonderful writing and good beginning.
DNF. The story was lagging in the middle and I was losing interest. I was going to push forward but when Tarzan was incapable of cannibalism, simply because he was a white European, I decided it wasn't worth the effort. Plus points for wonderful writing and good beginning.
Racist/classist as hell and yet. And yet. I loved reading it beyond all comprehension. I am just waiting for enough time to pass so I can read it again.
