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The Call of the Wild

Jack London

Start date: January 1, 2026

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Discussion: Wilderness Classics

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Jan 06, 2020 Shirley (stampartiste) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-classics, challenge-bingo-2020

This story begins in 1897 during the gold rush in the Klondike region of the Yukon. The demand for strong sled dogs was greater than the available supply, so numerous dogs were kidnapped from distant lands and brought to Alaska to fill the need. Buck, the narrator of this wonderfully-told story, is one of these kidnapped dogs. London wrote a powerful story of the men (some good, some bad) who came to the Klondike to make their fortunes, of the harsh landscape and conditions the men encountered, ...more

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Jul 15, 2015 Zuzana rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, children-s-books, 2015-challenge, 1001-books

A children's classic. ...more

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Nov 28, 2020 Aaron Schmidt rated it it was amazing

Shelves: challenge

This is the first time I have read this one, and I am really happy I finally got to it. It took me only a couple hours to read it, and I don't think I even put it down. London's famous "dog story" about Buck, a dog who is stolen away from his cush lifestyle and thrown into the wilderness amongst sled dogs teaches us a lot about what is innate in all of us. Although told through the perspective of a dog, this is not just a dog story, it is a story about the nature in all of us. How deep down we c ...more

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