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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book is the story of a wolf cub growing up and the hardships he faced until he was befriended.
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book came free with my ereader app, and because I forgot to preload books before going on my flight...it was the only thing I had to read. I knew absolutely nothing about the plot going in (honestly, I probably wouldn't have read it if I'd read the description...) but I was pleasently surprised. It opens with a sleddog team slowly getting eaten by a hungry wolf pack that is following them, and then switches povs and becomes a story about the wolf leading that attack, and finally to her newborn puppy... who turns out to have a pretty crazy life.
It did repeat itself quite a bit (referencing past events as though they hadn't just happened...), and the writing style was very simple, but it was a cool look into how a wolf/dog thinks, which I found to be kind of refreshing and probably pretty accurate.
It did repeat itself quite a bit (referencing past events as though they hadn't just happened...), and the writing style was very simple, but it was a cool look into how a wolf/dog thinks, which I found to be kind of refreshing and probably pretty accurate.
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I get excited when I take a chance on a book and fall in love with it. A book about animals isn't what I naturally gravitate toward and, in all honesty, I was listening to this one because it was a give-away on Audible during reader appreciation week. I am glad I gave it a try, this was very good. Mr. London's writing is beautiful and detailed. At some points I felt as if I was reading (listening to) a non-fiction book focused on the "wild" and wildlife, particularly wolves.
I believe that way back in the Dark Ages, I may have read [b:The Call of the Wild|1852|The Call of the Wild|Jack London|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452291694s/1852.jpg|3252320] but I do not remember it. From my basic research it seems that White Fang and The Call of the Wild are mirror images of each other - at least in story development. White Fang, a wolf with a little bit of dog in his bloodline, is captured from the wild and domesticated. Initially he has a harsh and lonely life which declines into a brutal and painful one. His experiences serve to make him a loner in the best of times and a killer in the worst of times. I am not ashamed to say that I had tears in my eyes a few times during the development of the story.
I believe that way back in the Dark Ages, I may have read [b:The Call of the Wild|1852|The Call of the Wild|Jack London|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452291694s/1852.jpg|3252320] but I do not remember it. From my basic research it seems that White Fang and The Call of the Wild are mirror images of each other - at least in story development. White Fang, a wolf with a little bit of dog in his bloodline, is captured from the wild and domesticated. Initially he has a harsh and lonely life which declines into a brutal and painful one. His experiences serve to make him a loner in the best of times and a killer in the worst of times. I am not ashamed to say that I had tears in my eyes a few times during the development of the story.
I listened to this as an audiobook on Audible. I’m pretty sure I got this book for free or for super cheap. Not my typical book and didn’t really keep my interest. Can’t really tell you much, if anything about it now.