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socorrobaptista's review against another edition
5.0
Uma aventura fantástica, muita adrenalina. Amo cada vez mais.
death_bringer's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
shaekin's review against another edition
2.0
Tarzan goes from anticipating everything, getting the jump on everyone unless completely surrounded, etc, to being fooled and taken over and over and over again. I quit halfway through and won't continue the series.
novelideea's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
linda_w's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
skochara's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
fantasytravelerxv's review against another edition
3.0
The Beasts of Tarzan: The adventures of Lord Greystoke book three by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Spoilers. Tarzan and Jane is married and have a young baby Jack. Rokoff, the russian villain, is still intent on exacting revenge on Tarzan and along with his lieutenant Paulvitch abducts baby Jack and lures Tarzan onto a ship, the Kincaid. Jane who follows Tarzan also gets abducted before. Rokoff keep them seperated and abandons Tarzan on an uninhabited island. On this island Tarzan befriends a group of wild apes and Sheeta, a panther. When a group of black warriors attack them on this island, they kill all, except for their chief Mugambi, with whom they sail to the mainland following Rokoff's trail up through Africa, by interacting with various black tribes. Jane has since been able to escape Rokoff, with the help of the ships cook and what she had believed was her baby. But somehow this baby turns out to be another infant who dies in the jungle from fever. The cook gives his life to save Jane's and she still on the run, finally reaches the Kincaid again. There Tarzan finally reunites with Jane and Sheeta devours the villain Rokoff. Rokoff's lieutenant though blames Tarzan for his misfortunes and in a last attempt at villainy plots to blow up the Kincaid. The Kincaid sinks near jungle island, where they were headed to allow the beasts of Tarzan to return home. There they are marooned once again. On another part of the island though another group of villains has killed the crew of a ship, the Cowry and taken possession of her. They are intent on ridding themselves of their navigator and chances upon two of the crew from the Kincaid, intent on turning against Tarzan. They kidnap Jane and a black woman and set sail on the Cowry. But the stillness of the Atlantic has stalled their escape and so Tarzan wreaks revenge on them all. Together he and Jane returns to England, where baby Jack has been returned. Paulvitch had switched baby Jack with the help of a woman who had found a substitute for baby Jack, in order to ransom Tarzan's son back to the house of Greystoke without Rokoff's knowledge.
I mostly did not enjoy this book. It was repetitive and most unrealistic of all. The first thing that really bothered me was that Tarzan at first was not immediately wracked with fear and anger for his young child, who was to be delivered to a tribe of cannibals. Instead he at first takes his time to become more at home in the jungle again and then longs for companionship among a tribe of apes. I mean I know he's supposed to be the perfect example of protective manly man and so does not experience fear like normal people, but then where is the urgency to return to his wife and child and see them save. Also, I get the context in which the book was written, but the ignorance was getting to me. I mean what's with all the black cannibals. And I'm sorry as much as I love fantasy, the apes and panther rowing a boat was so absurd and dumb. The plot also dragged on too much for me. Maybe if I didn't read all three first books consecutively, I would have been swept up more by the adventurous spirit.
Spoilers. Tarzan and Jane is married and have a young baby Jack. Rokoff, the russian villain, is still intent on exacting revenge on Tarzan and along with his lieutenant Paulvitch abducts baby Jack and lures Tarzan onto a ship, the Kincaid. Jane who follows Tarzan also gets abducted before. Rokoff keep them seperated and abandons Tarzan on an uninhabited island. On this island Tarzan befriends a group of wild apes and Sheeta, a panther. When a group of black warriors attack them on this island, they kill all, except for their chief Mugambi, with whom they sail to the mainland following Rokoff's trail up through Africa, by interacting with various black tribes. Jane has since been able to escape Rokoff, with the help of the ships cook and what she had believed was her baby. But somehow this baby turns out to be another infant who dies in the jungle from fever. The cook gives his life to save Jane's and she still on the run, finally reaches the Kincaid again. There Tarzan finally reunites with Jane and Sheeta devours the villain Rokoff. Rokoff's lieutenant though blames Tarzan for his misfortunes and in a last attempt at villainy plots to blow up the Kincaid. The Kincaid sinks near jungle island, where they were headed to allow the beasts of Tarzan to return home. There they are marooned once again. On another part of the island though another group of villains has killed the crew of a ship, the Cowry and taken possession of her. They are intent on ridding themselves of their navigator and chances upon two of the crew from the Kincaid, intent on turning against Tarzan. They kidnap Jane and a black woman and set sail on the Cowry. But the stillness of the Atlantic has stalled their escape and so Tarzan wreaks revenge on them all. Together he and Jane returns to England, where baby Jack has been returned. Paulvitch had switched baby Jack with the help of a woman who had found a substitute for baby Jack, in order to ransom Tarzan's son back to the house of Greystoke without Rokoff's knowledge.
I mostly did not enjoy this book. It was repetitive and most unrealistic of all. The first thing that really bothered me was that Tarzan at first was not immediately wracked with fear and anger for his young child, who was to be delivered to a tribe of cannibals. Instead he at first takes his time to become more at home in the jungle again and then longs for companionship among a tribe of apes. I mean I know he's supposed to be the perfect example of protective manly man and so does not experience fear like normal people, but then where is the urgency to return to his wife and child and see them save. Also, I get the context in which the book was written, but the ignorance was getting to me. I mean what's with all the black cannibals. And I'm sorry as much as I love fantasy, the apes and panther rowing a boat was so absurd and dumb. The plot also dragged on too much for me. Maybe if I didn't read all three first books consecutively, I would have been swept up more by the adventurous spirit.
morepagesplease's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked learning more about Jane in this one.
ingypingy2000's review against another edition
4.0
This book is thankfully much more like the first! A fun adventure story as always!
livesinthetub's review
3.0
books #12 of 2021: The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs (pub. 1914) the story, characters, and action were somewhat less compelling than the first two books, which I realize is an extremely common curse in almost any series. still enjoyable, but not driving me on to the subsequent book the way the first two did. 3/5. and now for something completely different....