noelleseward 's review for:

The Call of the Wild by Jack London
5.0

Revisiting an old classic

This book is fitting to read while they hiking the PCT. I feel the call of the wild. I know exactly what Buck is experiencing - it’s primal. My body is adapting. My muscles getting harder. An excess fat on my body melting off. I’m becoming a machine made for this trek. Strength and endurance.

I do wish there were any strong female characters in this book. We got a crying useless woman on the sled, a dog who dies immediately, a sappy wound caring dog of John thortons, and some stray female moose. Weak, weak, caregiver, mother. Need a little stronger messaging than that.

Love buck’s character. Relatable. Strong. Fierce. Driven. Quick witted. Loyal. Has a set of morals / rules but they are his own.

4.7⭐️