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Synopsis
From the book:Hauptmann Fritz Schneider trudged wearily through the somber aisles of the dark forest. Sweat rolled down his bullet head and stood upon his heavy jowls and bull neck. His lieutenant marched beside him while Underlieutenant von Goss brought up the rear, following with a handful of askaris the tired and all but exhausted porters whom the black soldiers, following the example of their white officer, encouraged with the sharp points of bayonets and the metal-shod butts of rifles. There were no porters within reach of Hauptmann Schneider so he vented his Prussian spleen upon the askaris nearest at hand, yet with greater circumspection since these men bore loaded rifles - and the three white men were alone with them in the heart of Africa.
Is Tarzan the Untamed (Book #7) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This WWI-era jungle adventure features colonial-era racial attitudes, wartime violence including bayonets and physical brutality, and depictions of African characters through a dated, problematic lens. Parents should be aware of the book's early 20th-century biases.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include slavery, graphic violence, captivity, and animal death (see the full list above).
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Who'll love this
A classic but dated jungle adventure set during WWI with action and violence that older teens can handle, though its racial attitudes reflect harmful early 1900s thinking.