from BrendaKlaassen

I read this book because a friend on GoodReads.com suggested it. I found the book very entertaining and full of adventure. I remember reading a few Tarzan adventures when I was in late high school. I found it very fulfilling to read the adventure told from Jane's point of view. I was a little sad...

from VincentDarlage

I was very disappointed this wasn't entirely what it was advertised as being. Instead of the Tarzan story from Jane's POV, this was a wholly different story. A bit more realistic, perhaps, but it was different in virtually every possible way from ERB's story. However, once I accepted that, it was...

from Carpe_Librum

Jane is the seventh book I've read by Robin Maxwell, who enjoys writing fictional accounts of the strong and sometimes forgotten or overlooked women of history. I'm sure most readers will have a basic understanding of the Tarzan story: English child grows up in the wilds of Africa to become Tarza...

from Jaylia3

As soon as I saw Jane Goodall's enthusiastic recommendation for this retelling of Tarzan from Jane's point of view I knew I had to read it. In this version set in the early 1900's Jane is a lively, adventuresome young women determined to challenge the conventions of the day by becoming a scientis...

from bookczuk

This is one book when it's perfectly fine to judge a book by its cover. The pages between take the reader on a trip back into time, with a portrayal of Jane that is fresh, captivating, and spirited. I realized about half way through that I've never read the original Tarzan book(s) and only know t...