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A review by kris_mccracken
The Sea-Wolf by Jack London
2.0
Yeah. Like a lot of London's works, this has not aged well. Early on I enjoyed the creation of the characters, and was involved in what the author was trying to achieve, but eventually - quite quickly really - I tired of the heavy-handedness and wooden atmosphere.
Perhaps I've been spoiled by more modern explorations of this theme - I'm thinking of something like The North Water by Ian McGuire here - in which the fuller sense of personality (i.e. sexuality, mental fragility, socialisation etc) brings a greater sophistication to what is presented here as a rather deterministic take on human nature.
Similarly, while I am certain that the presentation of Maud Brewster was quite revolutionary at the time, it seems utterly twee and condescending here. Best avoided.
Perhaps I've been spoiled by more modern explorations of this theme - I'm thinking of something like The North Water by Ian McGuire here - in which the fuller sense of personality (i.e. sexuality, mental fragility, socialisation etc) brings a greater sophistication to what is presented here as a rather deterministic take on human nature.
Similarly, while I am certain that the presentation of Maud Brewster was quite revolutionary at the time, it seems utterly twee and condescending here. Best avoided.