The Call of the Wild

By Jack London

The Call of the Wild - Jack London
  • Release Date: 1916-01-01
  • Genre: Action & Adventure
Score: 4.5
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Description

In this novel (often mistakingly classified a children’s book) the main protagonist Buck, a St. Bernard/Collie mix, is abducted and sold to a trainer of sled dogs in Alaska. He adapts to the brutal conditions and is finally acquired by a loving man. When this new owner is killed, Buck follows the ‘call of the wild’ and joins a pack of wolves.

Reviews

  • Great classic

    5
    By Perkins02
    Wonderful tale of adventure.
  • 3
    By Annoyed_pers@n
    I really don’t like this book. It was sad but hard to read. And not because it’s sad. Because it takes forever to make it to the climax. I guess recommend.
  • The Call of the Wild

    5
    By Jthsr
    The prose was excellent, but certainly this is not a children’s book.
  • Amazing!

    5
    By bookburritos
    A bit gory at the end but astonishing book!
  • My favorite book as a child

    5
    By Monanotlisa416
    The beauty & ferocity of the language of Jack London holds up through these many years. A thing both mournful and triumphant. Buck is my first and forever dog.
  • Sad

    1
    By K!++£n12345
    If you love dogs/animals, don’t read. Made my soft heart very sad.
  • Doesn’t disappoint

    5
    By Jpk119
    Great classic tale well told.
  • Pointless story

    1
    By dickenslover
    This book is incredibly foolish, and seems to have no point whatsoever. The author writes well, and I’d have to be blind not to see that- but the story is absolutely foolish, and a waste of my time! It’s far from an adventure book, and simply speaks, really, of a dog’s transitioning to a wolf. It’s unrealistic to the extreme; Buck wasn’t a wolf, and theretofore, he wouldn’t be able to kill a bear or anything! Pointless, pointless read- perhaps reading too much Dickens has spoiled me to the extreme, making me to expect good stories
  • Read

    5
    By ssolisx7
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  • The call of the wild

    4
    By Smile 3325
    Relaxing read