birdmanseven 's review for:

Return of Tarzan: A Tarzan Novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs

2.0

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I want to have liked this more. I absolutely loved the first Tarzan book, but I felt like this sequel fell a little flat. One of the things I enjoyed about Tarzan of the Apes was it's simplicity. This one was all over the place. It felt like several Tarzan short stories strung together. It lacked the cohesion and polish of the original. It started alright with Tarzan and D'Arnot, but that grew old quickly. The "Tarzan as a secret agent" section was terrible. I really enjoyed the section with Tarzan and the Waziri, but things really didn't feel right until Tarzan was [Warning, Spoilers ahead] back at the cabin with Jane. There was some nice resolution with the character of Clayton, but I thought it was a huge mistake to end with Tarzan, Jane and the gang heading back to civilation. Tarzan is only cool in the jungle. It doesn't work otherwise. I'm going to hang in there, because I loved the jungle sections of this book. I just hope they get back to basics soon.

We discussed this book in a special episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-247-lockdown-recommendations-books