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maur_damar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Sexism and Injury/Injury detail
janenilsson24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Colonisation, Gun violence, Racism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism
vr_alyssa's review against another edition
3.5
It was a lot better than I expected it to be. Sure it is racist as well as sexist, but the story-line is really good. I was really surprised about the depth of the story. For example D'Arnot is a really nice character, who is completely omitted from the story in Disney's Tarzan. I'm almost motivated to read the sequel but I've heard that it's rather disappointing so I don't think I will read it. Especially because there are 22 of them.
Graphic: Racism
eldritchcow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Racism and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
a1exander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Colonisation, Sexism, Racism, Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, and Abandonment
Minor: Cannibalism
noonjinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It’s great fun when Tarzan is growing up in the jungle, rising through the ranks of his adopted ape tribe, dealing with murderous bullies, surviving encounters with other animals (don’t read this if you like lions), encountering another group of castaways, falling in love, travelling to America, finding some of the people there just as bad as the worst apes he grew up with, and nobly sacrificing everything for the woman he loves (the ending is very sad). But…
As it’s more than a hundred years old, it’s depiction of black characters is completely shocking. One is the stereotypical loyal but cowardly comic servant woman, most are portrayed as sadistic savages. Tarzan takes revenge on one for the killing of his ape stepmother, but then thinks nothing of murdering others to steal their weapons and jewellery.
Burroughs comes close to self awareness with a line about Europeans historically treating Africans worse than his tribe of cannibalistic torturers treat their victims, but then loses it again by telling us that Tarzan has inherited a superior character from his noble English ancestors.
Graphic: Torture, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Cannibalism and Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexism
ailurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Cannibalism, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny
ananamauvais's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Colonisation and Racism
drizzlybear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
also required MUCH suspension of disbelief
Graphic: Racism