A review by bella_mckinnon
To Build a Fire by Jack London

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A short, simple, but harrowing tale. The simplicity made it easily accessible, but the visual imagery was immaculate. I really got a sense of this impossibly cold climate, and seeing the man's increasing realisation that he was essentially hopeless was just, it felt like I was observing a tragic downfall of a woefully underprepared and overconfident novice who didn't fully understand the implications of what he was doing. Well-written, I thought. Eerie, cold, isolating landscape. Made me grateful for the relative warmth of my own home.