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Ruf der Wildnis

Jack London

3.62 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
adventurous emotional informative medium-paced
adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Well written and phenomenal back half of the book. Best finish to any story I’ve read.

Go Buck! Clearly there is a reason this book is a classic and London is remembered as such a wonderful writer. A quick and enjoyable read. I probably got more out of reading this story as an adult than had I been assigned it in school.

I'm calling this a more violent, doggy, Canadian version of Black Beauty
adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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: Yes

Overall a 3...the first arc of the book was a 4, the midsection was a slog and more like a 2, then once Buck met John Thornton it went back up to a 4 or 5.

Glad I finally read this book, and obviously the thoughts above are mine alone.

Great Novel
adventurous slow-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: Yes