3.54k reviews for:

The Call of the Wild

Jack London

3.62 AVERAGE

catamongstthepages's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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: No

daizyj's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous

Plot or Character Driven: Character

minidumpster's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sophiereads500's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark sad 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

avoraciousreader68's review against another edition

5.0

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Book source ~ Audio purchased at Chirp

An historical tale of sled dogs during Alaska’s gold rush. Told from the POV of Buck, a dog stolen from his home in a warmer climate and sold to assholes up north, it is not for the faint of heart.

I read this a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Not really. But it was a long time ago. I’m almost 56 afterall. This time I listened to the audio version and it was fantastic. Brutal, but fantastic. If that makes sense. Poor Buck really has his cushy life turned upside down. So cruel! I really hate that dogs were and still are treated that way. However, the history of dog sledding during the gold rush is interesting and the story is told entirely from Buck’s POV which is fascinating. This is an excellent story with an awesome narrator and I highly recommend it.

 

hildematildez's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vulpiix's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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such a poignant read—filled to the brim with takes on work, class, instinct, and love, jack london manages to craft a perfectly devastating life story of a dog and his journey. i found myself moved to tears multiple times just by london’s descriptions of nature and love, and i absolutely did sob at the end!

devastating read for people who enjoy that whole love-like-a-dog metaphor

braxtonshearer's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-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: No

alfred_paradox's review against another edition

2.5

challenging emotional fast-paced

wethecenter's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced