Litsy

Tarzan the Untamed | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

Skipping Jungle Tales for now since it‘s prequel short stories.

Just got to get through this one to get to my Tarzan the Terrible reread!

Bookwomble Jungle Tales has some good stories about Tarzan's youth with the mangani, but is incredibly racist even by ERB's standards. 2d

snapsnarlgrowl Yeah, when I first found the books as a kid I got The Beasts of Tarzan and Tarzan the Terrible at a yard sale. I read Terrible first and loved it, then read Beasts and hated when he was interacting with other people. In retrospect, I didn‘t have the context or vocabulary to handle the racism. Now I‘m a bit scared of rereading Terrible because I fear the lemur-people are just more racism but with prehensile tails. 2d

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snapsnarlgrowl

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

Tarzan and Jane are in their early(?) forties in this book. Jane is perfectly willing to shoot at invaders, but now she‘s escaped one kidnapper and has been kidnapped by an ape.

Tarzan thinks she smells vaguely familiar but apparently his amnesia comes with ape ADHD and he keeps getting distracted. You can tell it was originally published as a serial from the chaotic plot and constant cliffhangers, but this one definitely hits the absurd.

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snapsnarlgrowl

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

How can I resist a cheesy amnesia plot?

KCofKaysville @snapsnarlgrowl I loved it when I was about 12! Cheesy plots and all. 6d

snapsnarlgrowl Right?! I got The Beasts of Tarzan and Tarzan the Terrible when I was about 10 years old. I‘ve been trying to start at the beginning and work my way back to Tarzan the Terrible, carnivorous triceratops and all! 5d

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snapsnarlgrowl

The Son of Tarzan | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

Jack has a shorter temper than his father, and somehow is more racist. Might need to take a break.

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snapsnarlgrowl

The Son of Tarzan | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

About 25% in, and I think I would‘ve devoured this one as a kid. Tarzan and Jane‘s son runs away to the jungle!

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snapsnarlgrowl

The Beasts of Tarzan | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

Well, it‘s a lot better with the context of the first two books but still not my favorite.

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BookDadGirlDad

Tarzan of the Apes | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

Do you pick the book or does the book pick you? I knew I wanted to cleanse the palate with classic fiction. Thought maybe Hunchback or Princess Bride (maybe only the movie is classic😁). My eyes landed on this. Lightbulb. Plus my 11 year old daughter wants to read it. She's developing a taste for classic literature.(She loved P&P). Here's to having the book pick you to read it.

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snapsnarlgrowl

THE RETURN OF Tarzan | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

I did not realize we got to Opar so early in the series!

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snapsnarlgrowl

THE RETURN OF Tarzan | EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

Tarzan soothes a broken heart by… becoming a French spy? Lots of fun when ERB isn‘t being racist.

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