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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
dark
Nice to read something a bit different. The cruelty is hard to read for animal lovers. Our main character, Buck, is a bit too perfect.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had forgotten how brutal this book is. The protagonist, the dog Buck, is taken from his home and sold to a sled team in the Klondike. His early months away from home are horrendous. Yet this is a story of survival and Buck’s transformation is masterfully told.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
This is hands down the book I own the most copies of!
Another cherished book(s) from my childhood that I can't wait to jump back in to soon!
Another cherished book(s) from my childhood that I can't wait to jump back in to soon!
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Just re-read this classic for the first time since high school. (We hiked around his ranch at Jack London State Park a week ago so I was inspired.) I was continually struck by the fact that though this short novel was written over a hundred years ago it does not read like an old story with lots of archaic language. It could, for the most part, have been written last week. A wonderful page-turner. If you haven't read it in as many years as me...pick it up again!