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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ultimately I found Sea Wolf to be a very sentimental love story. The events are very improbable and mainly just serve to push the plot forward, providing the proper environment to have a love story. The story really lost me 3/4ths of the way through but I pushed on to see if there were any surprises or any deeper meaning. I found none. Wolf Larsen was a very interesting character but it felt that ultimately not much was done with him. He helps our main characters find strength in themselves and in each other by serving as their foil. But he does not develop, and really neither do Maud or Humphrey. Wolf is just a vehicle to send our love birds into each others arms. Not really a spoiler as this seemed inevitable the moment the characters were introduced.
adventurous
fast-paced
Some day someone is going to do a fascinating gender study of this book. That book, I will give 5 stars to no doubt. I couldn't believe some of this stuff was actually written. Hilarious in all the wrong ways, but by the end, a pretty compelling story nonetheless. This was never short on action. Just an enjoyable read all around.
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
gay romance tragedy about how Squidward met mr krabs
Sea Wolf is a difficult book for me to review because while the set-up, character development, and philosophical musings about the meaning of life are elements I found genuinely enjoyable and left me intrigued about how it would all turn out, the romance felt incredibly ham-fisted and out of place, and really detracted from my enjoyment of the third act.
Humphry's character development, which is the driving force behind how we're supposed to understand the plot, is completely undermined after the appearance of his love interest given that the gauntlet thrown by Wolf Larson in act one is for Humphrey to learn to 'stand on his own legs'. But with the introduction of Maud, all of his actions link to his love for her rather than a desire for independence.
Similarly, the ending falls flat because it does nothing to suggest that he's learned anything from his experience on the Ghost and indeed, it appears that with Maud at his side he's prepared to fall back into his old life.
Finally, I was very let down by how Wolf Larson's final moments in the story were glossed over and overshadowed by an already disappointing ending given that he is both the titular character and arguably the most interesting and complex one.
All in all, I thought Sea-Wolf would have benefited from some serious edits in the third act that sadly, never occurred and ruined, for me, what otherwise would have been a fascinating exploration of what it means to be human and the tug-of-war between instinct and valor.
Humphry's character development, which is the driving force behind how we're supposed to understand the plot, is completely undermined after the appearance of his love interest given that the gauntlet thrown by Wolf Larson in act one is for Humphrey to learn to 'stand on his own legs'. But with the introduction of Maud, all of his actions link to his love for her rather than a desire for independence.
Similarly, the ending falls flat because it does nothing to suggest that he's learned anything from his experience on the Ghost and indeed, it appears that with Maud at his side he's prepared to fall back into his old life.
Finally, I was very let down by how Wolf Larson's final moments in the story were glossed over and overshadowed by an already disappointing ending given that he is both the titular character and arguably the most interesting and complex one.
All in all, I thought Sea-Wolf would have benefited from some serious edits in the third act that sadly, never occurred and ruined, for me, what otherwise would have been a fascinating exploration of what it means to be human and the tug-of-war between instinct and valor.
I tried to like this book, but I can't stand it. I read a spoiler for the ending, not even worth it.
Jack London writes a romance novel. Lame, really, really lame.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was sort of ok, but also rather tedious. Humphrey Van Weyden, a gentleman and a scholar, is tossed overboard when a ship runs into the one on which he's traveling. He is rescued by a sealing ship, under the captaincy of Wolf Larsen. Larsen is a totally amoral brute. But, he is also interested in ideas and reads a lot. He has his own philosophy and spends lots of time discussing with Van Weyden, who is the only educated person on board. Vay Weyden was rescued, but also impressed into service on the ship. He begins as cabin boy under the direction of "Cookie".
Anyway, there is lots of brutality between Larsen and the rest of the crew, and between members of the crew itself. Somewhere along the line, they pick up another castaway, Maud something, and she and van Weyden strike up a friendship...or something.
Anyway, there is lots of brutality between Larsen and the rest of the crew, and between members of the crew itself. Somewhere along the line, they pick up another castaway, Maud something, and she and van Weyden strike up a friendship...or something.