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civil6512's review against another edition
3.0
[a: Jack London|1240|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1394062600p2/1240.jpg]'s [b: The Scarlet Plague|1201864|The Scarlet Plague|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292626937s/1201864.jpg|2741135] is a post-apocalyptic story that takes place in 2073 and describes a disease (the plague that gives the novel its name) in 2012 that wipes out nearly all human population.
Although the story is told by one survivor some 60 years after the event, most of the narrative covers the description of the apocalyptic event, describing the fall of civilisation and some of the initial struggle of the very few survivors. Through this survivor, the author lets us know how the initial society formed by these survivors will have to walk a long way before it can reach a similar, pre-crisis, development, and how Nature is now claiming back the Earth.
It is worth mentioning that Jack London offers a quite dystopian view of 2012's society, with a very hierarchical social structure: it would be interesting to discuss whether our society is much different than that.
Jack London often uses words no longer common in our current-day English, but nevertheless [b: The Scarlet Plague|1201864|The Scarlet Plague|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292626937s/1201864.jpg|2741135] is an easy read that fans of the genre will appreciate. However, besides the comment made early, I can't say that this book has anything particularly remarkable other than being one of the pioneers in the genre.
Although the story is told by one survivor some 60 years after the event, most of the narrative covers the description of the apocalyptic event, describing the fall of civilisation and some of the initial struggle of the very few survivors. Through this survivor, the author lets us know how the initial society formed by these survivors will have to walk a long way before it can reach a similar, pre-crisis, development, and how Nature is now claiming back the Earth.
It is worth mentioning that Jack London offers a quite dystopian view of 2012's society, with a very hierarchical social structure: it would be interesting to discuss whether our society is much different than that.
Jack London often uses words no longer common in our current-day English, but nevertheless [b: The Scarlet Plague|1201864|The Scarlet Plague|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292626937s/1201864.jpg|2741135] is an easy read that fans of the genre will appreciate. However, besides the comment made early, I can't say that this book has anything particularly remarkable other than being one of the pioneers in the genre.
ihyuca's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lemonlemonster's review against another edition
2.75
Kind of hated all the characters, though it’s interesting to think about how it was written just a few years before the flu pandemic.
miri_dbr's review against another edition
4.0
"Algunos lucharán, algunos gobernarán y algunos rezarán, y todos los demás trabajarán y sufrirán mientras se levantan sobre su sangrantes cadáveres, una y otra vez, eternamente, la asombrosa belleza y la incomparable maravilla del estado civilizado"
nnihann's review against another edition
4.0
3,5⭐️ En son öğrencilik yıllarımda Jack London okumuştum. Kalemini özlemişim. Özellikle yaşadığımız pandemi sonrası yazarın ileri görüşlülüğüne hayran olmamak elde değil. Kısa ve akıcı bir post-apokaliptik kurgu okumak isteyen herkese öneririm.
valkyriethecozy's review against another edition
5.0
"İnsanlık uygarlık yolundaki kanlı ilerleyişine başlamadan önce, ilkelliğin karanlığına giderek daha çok batmaya mahkumdur."
"Aynı eski hikaye, yeniden yaşanacak. Sayısı artan insanlar savaşmaya başlayacaklar. Barut sayesinde insanlar milyonlarca insan öldürecek ve çok ileride bir gün yeni bir uygarlık, sadece bu yoldan, ateş ve kan üzerinden evrilecek."
"Ne fark ederdi ki zaten? Herkes ölüyordu nasıl olsa; iyisi de kötüsü de, güçlüsü de zayıfı da, hayata dört elle sarılanı da yaşamı aşağılayanı da... Herkes göçüp gidiyordu. Her şey göçüp gidiyordu."
"İnsan eskiden beri metafizik bir kavram olarak mutlak adalete inanır ama anlaşılan o ki evrende adalet diye bir şey yoktur."
"Aynı eski hikaye, yeniden yaşanacak. Sayısı artan insanlar savaşmaya başlayacaklar. Barut sayesinde insanlar milyonlarca insan öldürecek ve çok ileride bir gün yeni bir uygarlık, sadece bu yoldan, ateş ve kan üzerinden evrilecek."
"Ne fark ederdi ki zaten? Herkes ölüyordu nasıl olsa; iyisi de kötüsü de, güçlüsü de zayıfı da, hayata dört elle sarılanı da yaşamı aşağılayanı da... Herkes göçüp gidiyordu. Her şey göçüp gidiyordu."
"İnsan eskiden beri metafizik bir kavram olarak mutlak adalete inanır ama anlaşılan o ki evrende adalet diye bir şey yoktur."
bmg20's review against another edition
3.0
Probably more like 2.5. It wasn't great but wasn't too terrible either.