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White Fang by Jack London

6 reviews

rtfansler's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Started off really good, slow in the middle, and good at the end. 
Many nature scenes are unrealistic and the author’s racism is evident. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, and Racial slurs

snackattackisback69's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I read this book when I was younger and found the first two thirds of the books hard to read due to the suffering White Fang endured. The last third of the book was much more heartwarming as he finally finds love and belonging in a cruel world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Violence

lizzye33's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Torture, Murder, Death, Blood, Stalking, Body horror, Gun violence, and Grief

maren_hemsath's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

nicoleme1212's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Alcoholism

scruffie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I think I now understand why this books means so much to so many people. It is very hard to read through the unbearable hardship and cruelty it presents, but I am glad that I did so.

I would have given it 5 stars, if I weren't bothered by a few things. 

First and foremost, I did not appreciate the racist comparisons between Native Americans and white people. The narrative had no need for them whatsoever in my opinion, and they only revealed London's own prejudice.

Also, the book repeatedly uses some slurs. I know that the times were different when the book was written, but some words were just as offensive then as they are now, and also there were already better words available at the time, so that's no excuse.

Lastly—and this is admittedly more personal than my previous points—it took me quite some pages (and time) to get used to London's use of the word "god", understand they way he perceives it, and stop being annoyed by it. I have no problem with the word in general, but putting the word in the mouth of the victim when talking about their perpetrator didn't feel right. It was around the middle of the book when I started gathering what exactly does the word mean to London.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexism and Racism