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A review by _elisebeth
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
5.0
“At the first step upon the cold surface, Buck’s feet sank into a white mushy something very like mud. He sprang back with a snort. More of this white stuff was falling through the air. He shook himself, but more of it fell upon him. He sniffed it curiously, then licked some up on his tongue. It bit like fire, and the next instant was gone. This puzzled him. He tried it again, with the same result. The onlookers laughed uproariously, and he felt ashamed, he knew not why, for it was his first snow.”
This book follows the life of cross-bred pup Buck.
This book made me feel so much sympathy for Buck! He is constantly changing owners. It’s just a beautifully written book. Buck, I feel, is written for dog lovers everywhere.
This book is a beautiful representation of the bond between people and their pets. The bond between Buck and his final owner John Thornton is one of the best written friendships I’ve ever read. A part I liked a lot was just after Buck won a bet for John:
” ‘Gad, sir! Gad sir!’ spluttered the Skookum Beach king. ‘I’ll give a thousand for him, sir, a thousand, sir - twelve hundred, sir.’
Thornton rose to his feet. His eyes were wet. The tears were streaming frankly down his cheeks. ‘Sir,’ he said to the Skookum Beach king, ‘no sir. You can go to hell, sir. It’s the best I can do for you, sir.’”
A review I found that pretty much summed it up was this:
“Buck did not read the newspapers…
of course he didn’t. he was too busy being a badass. chasing down a big ass moose. saving john thornton’s life. killing the indians who killed john thornton. running with the other wolves. winning bets. bitch slapping other dogs who got out of line.”
- (Scoobs on GoodReads)
This book reminded me a lot of Balto but at the same time it was completely different. I really liked this book. It was so much better than White Fang!
This book follows the life of cross-bred pup Buck.
This book made me feel so much sympathy for Buck! He is constantly changing owners. It’s just a beautifully written book. Buck, I feel, is written for dog lovers everywhere.
This book is a beautiful representation of the bond between people and their pets. The bond between Buck and his final owner John Thornton is one of the best written friendships I’ve ever read. A part I liked a lot was just after Buck won a bet for John:
” ‘Gad, sir! Gad sir!’ spluttered the Skookum Beach king. ‘I’ll give a thousand for him, sir, a thousand, sir - twelve hundred, sir.’
Thornton rose to his feet. His eyes were wet. The tears were streaming frankly down his cheeks. ‘Sir,’ he said to the Skookum Beach king, ‘no sir. You can go to hell, sir. It’s the best I can do for you, sir.’”
A review I found that pretty much summed it up was this:
“Buck did not read the newspapers…
of course he didn’t. he was too busy being a badass. chasing down a big ass moose. saving john thornton’s life. killing the indians who killed john thornton. running with the other wolves. winning bets. bitch slapping other dogs who got out of line.”
- (Scoobs on GoodReads)
This book reminded me a lot of Balto but at the same time it was completely different. I really liked this book. It was so much better than White Fang!