A review by sgunther
The Sea Wolf by Jack London

3.0

A few chapters in, I feared The Sea Wolf would be a drag; but I actually came out of it with a smile on my face. The story is by no means extraordinary, but it has some redeeming factors. For example, while the captain mostly fits the description of a typical ruthless, bloodthirsty villain, he isn't just "evil for evil's sake": he backs up his actions with a surprisingly solid philosophy. Now, there's definitely some politically incorrect stuff in here (London goes on and on about how macho these men are and how frail women are); but that's no surprise given that he wrote it a hundred-some years ago. So unless you're the sort of person for whom that would completely ruin a book, check out The Sea Wolf. You just might enjoy it.