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Mar 10, 2017
Kathryn
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If you don’t like to read of animals being mistreated, this is not the book for you! But if you can get past that, it is a story of a dog’s amazing loyalty and heroic feats in the Canadian/Alaskan wilderness.
It was written over 100 years ago, so it is written in slightly strange turns of phrase, but for the most part it is easy to read.
It was written over 100 years ago, so it is written in slightly strange turns of phrase, but for the most part it is easy to read.
Dec 20, 2020
Ruth
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I feel this book warrants a review.
It is a short book, but not short on brilliance. I am taking 1 star away for the animal cruelty... whilst I know it is important for the story, I found it hard to read it.
Anyway, I found the story quick paced and descriptive. London has a way of writing from Buck's point of view as if the dog were a human.
I found the book was true to nature, and the last chapter was extremely well written. The descriptive parts of Buck answering the call of the wild and meeti ...more
It is a short book, but not short on brilliance. I am taking 1 star away for the animal cruelty... whilst I know it is important for the story, I found it hard to read it.
Anyway, I found the story quick paced and descriptive. London has a way of writing from Buck's point of view as if the dog were a human.
I found the book was true to nature, and the last chapter was extremely well written. The descriptive parts of Buck answering the call of the wild and meeti ...more
Survival of the Fittest
Buck is a proud but domesticated dog, part St Bernard and part Shepherd. He lives at the pleasure of his master, a local judge. They have the unfortunate truth of living during the Alaskan gold rush and dogs like Buck are in high demand. And so one day, in the blink of an eye, Buck is stolen and shipped north. He's introduced to the harsh reality of the north - both environmental and cultural, as well as to the law of Club and Fang. Gone are the comforts of home, now Buck ...more
Buck is a proud but domesticated dog, part St Bernard and part Shepherd. He lives at the pleasure of his master, a local judge. They have the unfortunate truth of living during the Alaskan gold rush and dogs like Buck are in high demand. And so one day, in the blink of an eye, Buck is stolen and shipped north. He's introduced to the harsh reality of the north - both environmental and cultural, as well as to the law of Club and Fang. Gone are the comforts of home, now Buck ...more
This book was brutal, dogs fighting with dogs, man beating and whipping dogs, and just the overall harshness of the environment, but I had been prepared for that. What was interesting was the "call of the wild" that Buck seems to hear. I just wonder how this book differs from White Fang so looks like I'll have to put that on my "to read" list now so I can compare. It is brutal so be warned before you give it to a sensitive littler person, but overall I'm glad I read it. Another PBS Best 100 Book
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Probably Jack London's (1876-1916) most famous book, The Call of the Wild (1903), tells the story of Buck, a dog of indeterminate breed, from his own perspective, his days in the central California Valley in which he grew up, to his days of legend in Alaska and the Yukon Territory where, once tame, he now heeds The Call of the Wild.
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Jan 29, 2016
Megan
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Marie (UK)
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