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Der Ruf der Wildnis by Jack London

49 reviews

rosalovo's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I don't deny that this book is very well written: the imagery, the emotion, the cycle through the hero's journey. However, the sharp racist turn that this book takes in the last third lost me. I know the book is an old classic and it reflects the beliefs of the time, but since it caught me completely by surprise, it just left a bad taste I my mouth. I want to like this book, but all I can remember right now are the slurs.

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danna_m's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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srm's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Incredibly well written and moving, and honestly, kind of depressing, but it's all so well done you just roll with it.

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lolelolelolotte's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is beautifully and brutally written. I loved the first story - the call of the wild - and it alone would be over 4 stars, but the following ones were a bit disappointing.(maybe just because I liked the first one so much)

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lelodo13's review against another edition

1.0

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A very difficult read, so much of the book was describing severe animal abuse and cruelty. The very few pages where Buck gets peace do not balance out the difficulty of the book. The book ending wasn't very satisfying sure, he is answering the "call of the wild," but it just fell flat

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thereadingmuffin's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A very short but beautiful book. I watched the Disney film with Harrison Ford and that stayed with me for ages, so I knew I had to read the book. It was cool reading and seeing the film in my mind as I read, though there were changes made to the plot for the film which makes sense having now read the book. I think I resonate with Buck a little; I think we all do.

It was super fun reading about animals and from an animal's perspective, not many books do that!

Ultimately a 4.25/5. Wish it was longer but tbh it didn't need to be longer, I just like reading about Buck!

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