Reviews for Deliverance (A Daughter of Kings, Comic #2)

The average rating for Deliverance (A Daughter of Kings, Comic #2) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-02 00:00:00 Bernd Nitsche I imagine that someday I will look back at JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN as Edgar Rice Burroughs' masterpiece. The stories it contains are startlingly effective--not just as Tarzan stories, but as adventure stories period. Each one is impeccably written, exciting, and way more philosophical than I would've ever expected. When reading the original classic TARZAN novel, I was struck by how much more interesting the story was before Tarzan left the jungle. I remember wishing he'd just stayed there for the duration. Well, with JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN, I feel as though I finally got my wish. And after not even bothering to finish the utterly terrible RETURN OF TARZAN, I couldn't be more surprised to have my enthusiasm for this series renewed. Speaking of RETURN OF TARZAN, what I most disliked about that book (apart from the laziness with which it was written) was how childish it all seemed. Such is not the case with JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN. Parents, don't read this to your kids before bed unless you want to give them nightmares. This is not your Disney-fied version of Tarzan; this is a Tarzan who eats animals raw, murders the natives for sport, and gets a kick out of watching people get mauled by lions. It's all pretty grisly, though of course Tarzan simply doesn't know any better. The best stories are the ones in which he tries to grow as a person, despite the fact that he lacks any human guidance or role models to show him what to do. In one instance, he tries to take a mate from among the ape tribe, only to experience his first feelings of heartbreak. In another, he kidnaps a young African boy, intending to raise him like a son. And in yet another, he attempts to deduce the meaning of the word "God" and winds up on a misguided spiritual quest of sorts. If there's anything to complain about regarding this book, it's the casual racism that occasionally seeps through its pages as the result of Burroughs' belief in macro-evolution and the idea that certain ethnicities are more highly evolved than others. Burroughs tells us that, in addition to giving him a boost in natural intelligence, Tarzan's European ancestry bestowed him with an inherent sense of honor and fair-play that is alien to the native tribes of Africa. Personally, I don't mind when Burroughs refers to the jungle residents as "savages" (sorry, I'm no cultural relativist); however, I have a big problem with the notion that their savagery is more attributable to nature rather than nurture. Other than that, this is a near-perfect collection of stories written by an author not generally known for his artistry.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-13 00:00:00 Charles Kessler "Tantor," he said, "it is good to be alive. It is good to lie in the cool shadows. It is good to look upon the green trees and the bright colors of the flowers" Jungle Tales of Tarzan, the sixth of the series, takes you back to his childhood days, and describes some of the experiences he had before encountering Jane and others. This explains how and why Tarzan came by certain skills, beliefs and practices. In my opinion, book adds a nice variety to the usual concentrated plots which the books had up to this point by providing a series of small tales. In comparison to the last book, "Real an apparent dangers are less disconcerting than those which we imagine." "Thus may peace and prosperity undermine the safety of the most primitive community even as it does that of the most cultured." "but to Tibo she was mamma, the personification of that one great love which knows no selfishness and which does not consume itself in its own fires." "but of such things apes do not speak - their vocabulary, for the finer instincts, consisting more of action than words."