The Return of Tarzan
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
I enjoyed the sequel especially since it was the direct continuation of the first book. It was interesting, though the story wasn’t what one would think would be in a Tarzan book: Arabs, secret agents, Russians…
My favorite place of the book would probably be the ancient ruins where the sun worshipers lived. I like mysterious ruins in general and I liked how it was hinted that this one was connected to Atlantis.
The happy ending was nice too. Jane and Tarzan are finally together, though poor Clayton died. I knew that would be his fate ever since he showed affection toward Jane in the first book. I just wasn’t sure if he would turn nasty like Disney portrayed him. He didn’t turn bad though. So his death was tragic.
I didn’t like the villain of this book. The Russian was sneaky, selfish, and a coward. Though I suppose there couldn’t be any non-sneaky villain due to Tarzan’s great strength, agility etc… So I guess its not that the villain is a bad character, but more that I dislike him strongly. Which is unusual for me. Normally I don’t hate the villain and want him dead.
Also what I didn’t like about this book was that the women keep fainting. It's rather annoying, but they did that in the first book too.
Overall this book had a very interesting plot, though I would have liked to see more of Tarzan and Jane after they married. I was wondering if she ever does more than hero-worship him. They never really had any detailed conversations. I suppose there might be more of that in the other books, but I have a feeling Jane is just an accessory to Tarzan and nothing more.
As I said before, very good for a sequel. Most sequel aren’t as good as the first but this one came close.
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
I enjoyed the sequel especially since it was the direct continuation of the first book. It was interesting, though the story wasn’t what one would think would be in a Tarzan book: Arabs, secret agents, Russians…
My favorite place of the book would probably be the ancient ruins where the sun worshipers lived. I like mysterious ruins in general and I liked how it was hinted that this one was connected to Atlantis.
The happy ending was nice too. Jane and Tarzan are finally together, though poor Clayton died. I knew that would be his fate ever since he showed affection toward Jane in the first book. I just wasn’t sure if he would turn nasty like Disney portrayed him. He didn’t turn bad though. So his death was tragic.
I didn’t like the villain of this book. The Russian was sneaky, selfish, and a coward. Though I suppose there couldn’t be any non-sneaky villain due to Tarzan’s great strength, agility etc… So I guess its not that the villain is a bad character, but more that I dislike him strongly. Which is unusual for me. Normally I don’t hate the villain and want him dead.
Also what I didn’t like about this book was that the women keep fainting. It's rather annoying, but they did that in the first book too.
Overall this book had a very interesting plot, though I would have liked to see more of Tarzan and Jane after they married. I was wondering if she ever does more than hero-worship him. They never really had any detailed conversations. I suppose there might be more of that in the other books, but I have a feeling Jane is just an accessory to Tarzan and nothing more.
As I said before, very good for a sequel. Most sequel aren’t as good as the first but this one came close.
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