Book Rec of the Day 3/19/2007

Don’t write Tarzan off as pulp fiction. Yes, the book has a premise that verges on science fiction, and yes, the plot and the writing keep the pages turning quickly ’til the end. But Tarzan is a great, immortal story, one that makes you think seriously about what constitutes a man and what binds a family together. Forget the silly movies and TV shows—if you’ve never read the book you’re missing something deep and spellbinding.

TARZAN OF THE APES, by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1914; Modern Library, 2003)