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informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Death
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my first time reading Jack London - the way he pieces words together, as well as the social commentary between the lines, is so beautiful. I knew there’d be violence, but I wasn’t expecting it to be as graphic as it was. Of course this was written in a different time, but I think the disturbing images made me take off a half star off. But to see a dog go through strong character development was unlike anything I’d read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Abandonment
adventurous
reflective
tense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
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
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow, Great Book!!!!!!!!!!
some violence, I'm not sure if it's appropriate for younger readers.
Some scenes are very intense two men die from a wolf attack, and White Fang kills a known criminal as well as several dogs (and one wolf) throughout the course of the book
Honestly though one of the BEST books I've read in a long time!
some violence, I'm not sure if it's appropriate for younger readers.
Some scenes are very intense
Honestly though one of the BEST books I've read in a long time!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism
Minor: Racism, Sexism