A review by cooperca
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

4.0

Exceptionally adventurous story with almost every chapter finding Tarzan fighting a battle. I've seen quite a few of the Tarzan movies (Johnny Weissmuller be still my heart), but as much as I love them, Tarzan can come across as a cliched, one dimensional character who is rather obtuse. In the novel, Tarzan has more depth and is very aware of his surroundings and smart. He learns how to read English through books but is taught to speak French by a French soldier.

Unlike the movie, the majority of this book is set in the jungle, Tarzan is unaware that he is the true Lord Greystoke, and he does not end up with Jane. That's all for us to read in the second Tarzan book.

I did find some of the passages about Africa and the natives rather cringe worthy as they came across as derogatory and disparaging.