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A fantastic novel, as well as being a exceptionally high lexile, Henry Rider Haggard creates a suspenseful journey through a desert, over a mountain, and down a majestic road. The journey is told through the elephant hunting, tough-skinned traveler, Allan Quatermain. Personally, I found this book to be fantastically suspensful, with a marvelous story-line. The characters are created in such a way that the reader is captivated: Sir Henry Curtis, with his amazing bravery; Captian John Good, with his crazy jokes and OCD; Umbopa with his quirky sense of humor and his superior attitude; and last of all, Allan Quatermain with his loyalty and determination. Bravo, H. Rider Haggard. Bravo.
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Was really getting into this when I noticed a sentence made no sense. Turns out chapter 3 skips into chapter 4 about the time Quartemain is picking up a Zulu for the trip. It goes from how the Zulu knows Quartermain from the past to something about an antidote from tulip leaves. Had to look up and read that part online. The index doesnt list chapter 4 because there is no transition/title page for it. Really like the book, really like the Google books format, but three stars because of missing content.
Willeta C (Will)
After seeing the movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, I was inspired to read the stories of each character. The imperialist superior attitudes of the main characters turned me off from the beginning but demonizing of the indigenous African tribes was especially sickening. I attribute some of these outdated views to the timeframe of the work but really. The supposed love the native women showed for one man's "beautiful white legs" is too ridiculous for words. Definitely can be skipped.