A review by jgwc54e5
The Sea Wolf by Jack London

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this one. I’m not really into adventure novels (and seafaring ones even less!) but I do enjoy London’s writing. Man against nature seems to be something he’s into. The opposite character types of the ultra masculine Wolf Larsen and the academic ‘sissy’ Humphrey Van Weyden (the narrator) lead to some interesting discussions but ultimately it was too long for my taste and the less said about the only female character Maud, the better (perhaps Maud isn’t that bad but Hump’s writing about her is so nauseating that the ending was really disappointing. I was hoping Maud would say ‘See ya’).