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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
I was expecting this story to be completely different than what it was and I've noticed my expectations are almost ruining good things for me, I feel like I need to learn how to temper my expectations. Although it wasn't what I expected it was still a good story of resilience and endurance and at the end of the day that's always appreciated by me.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I can see why it's considered a "classic." Not my fave, but enjoyed it.
I picked this off my shelf, as part of an ongoing battle against the rows of books I've yet to read - which continually refresh themselves as I give away most books once I read them.
The most noteworthy part of this text was its savagery, quickly reminiscent of The War Chief by Edgar Rice Burroughs, for its brute descriptions of violence as well as its attitude towards Native American peoples.
Jack London is someone I've been meaning to learn more about, and despite my mentioned discomfiture at its at-times barbaric prose, I'd like to give some more of his work a try. I remember reading White Fang a long time ago, and perhaps I'll return to that book - I remember enjoying it much more than I did this one. All in all a good read, brilliant use of language to evoke an escape to The Klondike Gold Rush.
The most noteworthy part of this text was its savagery, quickly reminiscent of The War Chief by Edgar Rice Burroughs, for its brute descriptions of violence as well as its attitude towards Native American peoples.
Jack London is someone I've been meaning to learn more about, and despite my mentioned discomfiture at its at-times barbaric prose, I'd like to give some more of his work a try. I remember reading White Fang a long time ago, and perhaps I'll return to that book - I remember enjoying it much more than I did this one. All in all a good read, brilliant use of language to evoke an escape to The Klondike Gold Rush.
Really cool book! This whole book is written from a dog's point of view, but without the dog talking to the reader or to any of the other animals he interacts with. Fascinating, heartbreaking, and exciting.
The book is a marvellous reminder of the ability of literature to take you out of yourself. London reminds me of Hemingway. Or even of Thoreau, both endlessly asking about our relationship with the landscape, and our distraction with the lures of materialism, and the dangers less we forget about the real nature of the world, and the ice breaks beneath our feet.
Why'd London have to make Buck anti-Native at the end tho
The best thing about this book is that is was short.
Completely pointless story that did not need to be told
Completely pointless story that did not need to be told
adventurous