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Tarzan of the Apes
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Series: Tarzan, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Summary
When Tarzan is orphaned as a baby deep in the African jungle, he is saved from certain death when he is adopted by a she-ape. Raised as one of her own, Tarzan learns the way of the Kerchak - the tribe of great apes who rule the jungle. They teach him how to survive, to hunt, to swing through the trees, and to communicate with the other animals of the jungle. By the time he is a young man Tarzan has the courage and strength of 10 men. But it is his human brain that allows him to be the King of the Apes. And Lord of the Jungle. But when his jungle domain is disturbed by the arrival of "civilized" men, Tarzan begins to wonder about his true identity.
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- Catra121
- 17-06-16
Wonderful Fun!
I truly enjoyed listening to Tarzan of the Apes. After sampling all the versions currently available I ended up choosing this version, narrated by Simon Prebble, and I am so glad I did. The narration was just perfect and my only disappointment was that he does not narrate the other books and I had to choose another narrator for book 2.
As for the book itself...it is a lot of fun. Edgar Rice Burroughs is becoming one of my favorite authors, having also enjoyed the John Carter books. Tarzan has a lot of different adventures and he doesn't meet Jane until well into the story...but EVERY adventure Tarzan has both before and after meeting Jane is interesting and fun to listen to. Due to the length...I was not able to listen to this all in one sitting but I REALLY wanted to and had a hard time turning it off.
The ending was rather sad and left me wanting more...so I have already downloaded and listened to the second book. You will not be disappointed in continuing this story if you enjoyed this first book.
Highly recommend for a fun adventure story.
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- B. Baxter
- 21-01-19
Classic
Wonderful story well read by the narrator. I recommend it to those who love adventure.
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- Raun L
- 16-03-22
Burroughs is a fabulous story teller.
Imagery is wonderful and the reader was very engaging. Language is inviting and lovely to the ear. Highly recommended.
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- Roy Sachleben
- 30-10-20
still facinating
all these years after it's release, Tarzan is still compelling. if you've seen the movies and think this anything like them, you will be surprised.
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- Moral & Ethics Advocate
- 30-10-20
One of the Best Reads\Listens EVER!
I love Burroughs’ writing style. I’ve ‘read’ the entire series, plus all the John Carter series. I was an avid reader as a youth, throughout my teens, and into college. In adulthood, I easily solved problems, created efficiencies & offered improvements in processes, systems, projects. In grad school, it was noted that I had higher than average intelligence. I believe it was the reading of the great writers, which I attribute to it all!
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- Lockens
- 12-06-22
An Early 20th Century Action Hero
Tarzan is, for better and worse, and action hero. This delivers the usual thrills as he engages in fierce battles with man and beast, as well as the typical suspension of disbelief required for our hero to accomplish everything from wrestling an ape to learning to spell his own name without understanding how English letters sound. Sprinkle in some turn-of-the-century racism and misogyny and you have a story understandably popular in its own time, but best left on the ash heap of literary history.
If Tarzan of the Apes is classic literature, the the Transformers movies are classic cinema.
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- Dan E. Leis
- 29-06-20
great reading
Loved the pace of the book and will certainly read the next. great rendition of that time of exploration.
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- Hector D. Montes
- 20-11-19
Such a Great Story
So much better than any Hollywood movie. It's very savage and violent and that's how it should be when you think about it. Brilliant narration and perfect pacing that moves the story right along very smoothly. I can't recommend this audiobook enough. I absolutely loved it.
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- J
- 16-06-19
Awesome book!
Awesome book, great reading! The narrator was amazing! For those looking for the Disney version, this is not it, but leaves me wanting to really find the sequel books!
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- Steve K.
- 19-08-16
Excellent all around.
I'm very fussy about narration and this performer is as good as they get. I am not writing more because I'll die if I don't download book 2 immediately.