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A review by alex_ellermann
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
3.0
Y’know, I just don’t think I’m an Edgar Rice Burroughs fan. I found ‘John Carter of Mars’ intolerable. I find ‘Tarzan of the Apes’ just ok.
Perhaps ‘Tarzan’ didn’t work for me because of the time I’ve spent in Africa. I’m just not able to imagine the “Dark Continent” as a mysterious land of savage adventure; to me, sub-Saharan Africa is just another place.
Still, one cannot claim a familiarity with the pulp adventure genre without reading Burroughs. Eat your vegetables.
Oh, a note on the narrator: Ben Kingsley’s narration is clear and emotive, without being overwhelming. I was able to listen to this at 2.5x speed without missing a syllable. I think this fellow has a future in the entertainment industry!
Perhaps ‘Tarzan’ didn’t work for me because of the time I’ve spent in Africa. I’m just not able to imagine the “Dark Continent” as a mysterious land of savage adventure; to me, sub-Saharan Africa is just another place.
Still, one cannot claim a familiarity with the pulp adventure genre without reading Burroughs. Eat your vegetables.
Oh, a note on the narrator: Ben Kingsley’s narration is clear and emotive, without being overwhelming. I was able to listen to this at 2.5x speed without missing a syllable. I think this fellow has a future in the entertainment industry!