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The Call of the Wild

Jack London

Start date: May 1, 2023

Finish date: May 31, 2023

Discussion: CLASSICS READS

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May 19, 2015 Stephen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: literature, 0-available-free-on-line, z-read-in-2015

I've never been intrigued by this story. Perhaps it was because of the 1935 Clark Gable movie though I barely recall it.

Finally got around to reading the original and it's a classic well worthy of the time and the attention. Now that I've read it, I'm guessing that I should move on to The Art of Racing in the Rain but perhaps I should wait a bit. It's almost unfair to ask Garth Stein to compete with Jack London

For those that haven't read it, the story is that of Buck, a dog that is kidnapped fro ...more

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Nov 14, 2019 Terre J rated it it was amazing

I had never read this classic work, and the most striking part of the story is how much our concepts have changed in the treatment of animals. The initial portion of the story is quite difficult to read, but the story is quite true to the time period, and no doubt accurate. I’m quite happy I didn’t live in that era.
This is a classic with good reason, it’s riveting, despite the non-PC content, and although it’s about a dog, it somehow feels like a story about humanity.

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