A review by bella_mckinnon
The Call of the Wild by Jack London

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was just such a beautiful read in my opinion. It was gritty, the people were cruel, and the way London wrote empathetically and with a feeling of immense passion for the wellness of animals, made the cruelty against them all the more painful. Buck’s journey was so fascinating to read, from being a softened pet dog, to an abused sled dog, to a wild dog and subsequent wolf pack leader. Like someone else mentioned, his relationship with Thornton was beautiful, and the line about him being his last bind to humanity filled me with such sadness and genuine grief. Beautiful story, just beautiful.