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Ruf der Wildnis

Jack London

3.62 AVERAGE

merobaudes's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

boekenzoe's review against another edition

1.0

Not my cuppa, but that's okay

spring_lilac's review against another edition

3.0

Buck is taken from his home in California and sold to dog trainers to be broken as a working dog for the gold rush in the Yukon Territory. He passes through several different owners, some experienced and some not so much. Through his journeys in the Yukon, Buck meets many other dogs and needs to learn his place in the sled dog pack, eventually deciding he'd like to be leader, doing what is needed to get that title. The longer Buck is away from the amenities of a house the more a life in the wild is calling him.

Hard to believe a book written so long ago still has such appeal for audiences of all ages. I read this book before I taught it to my 7th graders. They loved it and easily understood Buck's adventures, yearnings, and return to the wild.

bear_york's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

papabearcoco's review against another edition

4.0

I read the graphic novel version of The Call of the Wild. It was fantastic! The art was a bit different from what I usually like, but it worked. I think it did a pretty good job of translating it a graphic novel. I read the original, I believe, sometime in high school. I don't remember it all the way, but I remember loving it. What can I say...? I'm an animal lover. Any story about animals is usually fantastic. :D