I actually read this book before I ever seen Johnny Weissmuller on the silver screen. I love Burroughs and flew through his books. I’ve always thought of Tarzan of being the American version of Biggles. Always with a new amazing adventure, death defying feats, and overcoming impossible odds. As a kid, I watched every Tarzan film, did his call, and would swing around on ropes like I was in the jungle. I even had a leopard loincloth from my parent when I was 11, so yeah, I know Tarzan.
Chances are, that you know the story already, but if not you are in for a real treat. David Stifel brings this tale to lfe in a way I have never experienced before. His narration takes you to the jungle, lets you live with the apes, and makes you more intimate with Earl Greystroke. He really is the best reason to get this new version of a classic book. The man transports you to a different time, a different place, and does so in so subtle a manner that you won’t realize you are on a new continent until he stops talking.
This is a combination of a brilliant author and a deft narrator combining their talants to improve on a masterpiece.