3.53k reviews for:

Ruf der Wildnis

Jack London

3.62 AVERAGE

theblackcherry12345's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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      It was nice.

gkashin's review against another edition

3.0

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You know. Easy to read. About some dogs.

pgalouzis's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

brookesickler's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nucleareaction's review against another edition

3.0

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Slightly easier to deal with than White Fang.

kristyrenee118's review against another edition

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Good book. I had a surprisingly emotional reaction to it, especially the beginning.

Read for my 2017 book challenge: Book > 100 years old.

es_reading's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

molsfootnotes's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

marsbooks3's review against another edition

2.0

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zachlittrell's review against another edition

4.0

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There's not much to say about Buck's story of going from pampered dog to wild thing except it's a story very well told. London makes a meal out of describing snow, ice, teeth, muscles, fur, exhaustion, joy, terror, and everything between while keeping the story fixed from a dog's point of view. I suspect this works even better as a serialized story, getting little adventures at a time, since from page 1 you know it's only a matter of time before Buck can leave humans behind and rediscover what his species has lost.