Book #9 - The Return of Tarzan

Whee, another non-school book! So, yes, I shamelessly went out and found the sequel that would set my mind to rest about the unsatisfying ending to Tarzan of the Apes. And yes, all is well now (though it took the whole gorram book). The problem is that now I think I'm well and truly addicted to these stories. And there are so many of them! I might have to give up my hope of having "matching" covers and thus buying the oldest editions I can find (this copy I have is from 1915), though omg this is so tempting it isn't funny. At all.

Eenyhow. This starts immediately after the first book, and Tarzan heads to Europe to heal his broken heart. On the way he meets the Count and Countess de Coude, and two shady Russians stalking them, Alex Paulvitch and Nicolas (shouldn't this be Nikolai?) Rokoff, who apparently are recurring villains over the course of the following novels. Tarzan also discovers the fabled lost city of Opar which, again, figures into later books. I suppose Burroughs was setting the groundwork for this long series even in the first book, but in this one you really can tell that this is the beginning of something big. Friendships, enemies, not-so-chance encounters that don't really seem to mean much at the time but you just _know_ are going to be important a few more books down the line especially if you spoil yourself by reading Wiki.

Tarzan continues to be good times, and Amazon is hooking me up with the next three in the series. Now I'm getting excited about other vintage fiction. Like Zorro. Maybe I'll move on to Zorro if and when my interest in Tarzan fades.

Title: The Return of Tarzan
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Pages: 314

9 / 24 books. 38% done!

EDIT: Wow, this time last year I was only on book six. I'm making good time!

Book #9 - The Return of Tarzan

Whee, another non-school book! So, yes, I shamelessly went out and found the sequel that would set my mind to rest about the unsatisfying ending to Tarzan of the Apes. And yes, all is well now (though it took the whole gorram book). The problem is that now I think I'm well and truly addicted to these stories. And there are so many of them! I might have to give up my hope of having "matching" covers and thus buying the oldest editions I can find (this copy I have is from 1915), though omg this is so tempting it isn't funny. At all.

Eenyhow. This starts immediately after the first book, and Tarzan heads to Europe to heal his broken heart. On the way he meets the Count and Countess de Coude, and two shady Russians stalking them, Alex Paulvitch and Nicolas (shouldn't this be Nikolai?) Rokoff, who apparently are recurring villains over the course of the following novels. Tarzan also discovers the fabled lost city of Opar which, again, figures into later books. I suppose Burroughs was setting the groundwork for this long series even in the first book, but in this one you really can tell that this is the beginning of something big. Friendships, enemies, not-so-chance encounters that don't really seem to mean much at the time but you just _know_ are going to be important a few more books down the line especially if you spoil yourself by reading Wiki.

Tarzan continues to be good times, and Amazon is hooking me up with the next three in the series. Now I'm getting excited about other vintage fiction. Like Zorro. Maybe I'll move on to Zorro if and when my interest in Tarzan fades.

Title: The Return of Tarzan
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Pages: 314

9 / 24 books. 38% done!

EDIT: Wow, this time last year I was only on book six. I'm making good time!