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A review by kimball_hansen
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
4.0
I really wanted to give this book five stars. I really did. It was certainly heading that way with the captivating story (Especially for having been written more than 100 years ago. I've noticed that fictional stories such as [b:Journey to the Center of the Earth|32829|Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages, #3)|Jules Verne|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389754903s/32829.jpg|1924715] tend to not be as good when read in the present time but in their own era they certainly would have been dang good.), and the particularly enjoyable grammar and word choice. "Most remarkable, most remarkable!" But alas, a few key parts lost my interest. Why do the apes just go wild for no reason and kill many of their fellow apes? That's retarded. Is that what happens in real life? Did the author live in jungle in order to write this book?
Parts I didn't like: Not enough details about Tarzan's adjustment to regular life! That was so rushed and glossed over; Esmerelda was pretty annoying; How could Tarzan have known he loved Jane?
Parts I loved: Tarzan teaching himself to read; The author explaining what things Tarzan is looking at even though he doesn't know himself what he's looking at; Tarzan doing pranks such as throwing fruit at the animals, tipping over the poison brew/food thus displaying his sense of humor.
Parts that made me thunk like a monk: Our human senses decaying because of atrophy and disuse such as moving our ears; How much society impacts/doesn't impact us. How different/the same would Tarzan be if that one shipmate didn't trip on the other guys' foot at the beginning of the story resulting in the crew going back to England eventually. That'd be so neat to be Tarzan and see what skills/talents we could polish and refine.
Terkoz reminds me of Amulon in the Book of Mormon. I wonder how Tarzan would have changed his viewpoint and morals of Mercy had Terkoz damaged/killed Jane.
Parts I didn't like: Not enough details about Tarzan's adjustment to regular life! That was so rushed and glossed over; Esmerelda was pretty annoying; How could Tarzan have known he loved Jane?
Parts I loved: Tarzan teaching himself to read; The author explaining what things Tarzan is looking at even though he doesn't know himself what he's looking at; Tarzan doing pranks such as throwing fruit at the animals, tipping over the poison brew/food thus displaying his sense of humor.
Parts that made me thunk like a monk: Our human senses decaying because of atrophy and disuse such as moving our ears; How much society impacts/doesn't impact us. How different/the same would Tarzan be if that one shipmate didn't trip on the other guys' foot at the beginning of the story resulting in the crew going back to England eventually. That'd be so neat to be Tarzan and see what skills/talents we could polish and refine.
Terkoz reminds me of Amulon in the Book of Mormon. I wonder how Tarzan would have changed his viewpoint and morals of Mercy had Terkoz damaged/killed Jane.