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The Call of the Wild/Treasure Island
Puffin Classics Book
298 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2002
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About the author
Jack London
7,902 books7,809 followersJohn Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
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February 23, 2020
The Call of the Wild
*3 stars
The narration of the story did not keep my interest but it would have been weird to read this book if it had first person narration. It covers historical events that occurred during the time probably as accurately as possible. I did not care for the amount of abuse in the novel, but it was most likely acceptable at that time.
Treasure Island
*1star
I could not get into this book at all. If it wasn't for the fact that this version of the book I have is a two in one, I would have DNFed the book. It just seemed like the story wasn't going anywhere.
*3 stars
The narration of the story did not keep my interest but it would have been weird to read this book if it had first person narration. It covers historical events that occurred during the time probably as accurately as possible. I did not care for the amount of abuse in the novel, but it was most likely acceptable at that time.
Treasure Island
*1star
I could not get into this book at all. If it wasn't for the fact that this version of the book I have is a two in one, I would have DNFed the book. It just seemed like the story wasn't going anywhere.
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