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danielreader64's review against another edition
Too hard to follow the small subplots
uxiaaaa's review against another edition
2.0
Me quedo con “Colmillo blanco”, pero igualmente estos cuentos de aventuras han sido entretenidos.
cameronius's review against another edition
3.0
These short stories by London are quite good and easy to read. Only one or two misses for me in the bunch. The best story here is The Red One, a stranger and bleaker tale than London's normal fare and worth seeking out separately.
kyscg's review against another edition
3.75
Some Robinson Crusoesque short stories that I really enjoyed reading. I liked The House of Mapuhi, Mauki, and The Heathen a lot.
cmjustice's review against another edition
3.0
Great descriptive prose. Stirring tales of weather and sailing during a time of adventure and exploitation. Dated attitudes with some admirable moral insights shining through.
michaelmc's review against another edition
5.0
Jack London is still a modern writer. He did live in the 19th and very early 20th centuries but his writing still seems fresh and current. His South Sea Tales do speak of the racism of the time but his writing about the people of the islands is respectful and admiring. In some stories the characters with bad characters are the white Americans and the good people are the islanders. London gathered his information about the South Pacific on his sailing trip on the Snark, a sailing ship he had built to his specifications. It was a costly trip, the ship was badly built and had to be nearly rebuilt in Hawaii. He and most of the crew became very ill from various tropical diseases and London spent several months in an Australian hospital before he was well enough to travel home to California. But the firsthand knowledge he gains informs the stories and makes them very real.
dr_dick's review against another edition
5.0
a marvelous collection of stories, albeit somewhat brutal, by a master storyteller. the writing is impeccable.
magnaraz117's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cmbohn's review against another edition
Racist and colonial themes put me off and I couldn't finish.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism