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Summary: The hardcover edition is worth paying extra for!
Review: We were lucky enough to get a signed copy, which is extra-special :-) But even if it's not signed, his illustrations make the price worth it.
Read other people's reviews for the story line: I'm just here to say that the illustrations blend so seamlessly with what Jack London had in mind: a book about the Dog, not people! The people play a minor role. The pictures are beyond beautiful, the story still as strangely captivating as it must have been when Jack London first wrote it.Recommended for ages 12+ as there is a lot of inherent violence. Kind of goes with the scenario, those were rough times.
Excellent book!
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Summary: THE CALL OF THE WILD
Review: The Call of the Wild is a wonderful book. The setting is in the far North. This book is realistic fiction. The three main characters are Buck, Francois, and Perrault. Buck is a St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd. Francois and Perrault are Canadian officials who train Buck to be a sled-dog.
A good part of this book is when Buck is kidnapped by a man named Manuel. Manuel is a cruel man who steals dogs for a living. He stole Buck for a man called Morgan. Morgan beats Buck with a club for a long time before Buck finally settles down.
I liked this book because I like dogs and it teaches you a lot about the North. I encourage kids to read this book.
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Summary: Made my heart feel light and happy
Review: Imagine a well loved & loving dog taken away from its owner. Then after that, this wonderful animal is beaten by a man with a club and from a house dog he turns to a mean, growling, fighting for food, sled dog? Well Buck in Call of the Wild had to; He is a long gray haired St. Bernard- Scotch shepherd. His former owner was Judge Miller. Manuel, Judge Miller's gardener, stole Buck when Judge was sleeping. Talk about harsh! The man with the club was named Morgan. He was a bad man. I liked this book from beginning to end. It was exciting and fun; I was never bored. I liked the way Jack London wrote the book, I got lost in words I couldn't put it down. I saw in my head what was going on, like a movie. The most exciting part was when Buck was in a fight with the lead dog, Spitz, and won! I thought the ending was the best, it made my heart feel light and happy; I can't tell you the ending for that will give the whole book away. I did not like it when Buck was beaten to start moving when he was tired, Also when Morgan hit him with the club, over and over again until the scared Buck stopped attacking, it made me mad and I wanted to jump in the book and hurt those mean people, But of course they are just characters. This story is action packed; it will make you sit up straight and read for hours. I recommend this for people ages 6-up and for animal lovers everywhere. I also think Jack London's creative fictions will make everybody's imagination go wild, especially if you love action adventure animal stories.
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Summary: It was an ok book
Review: I just resently finished the book the call of the wild. It is an ok book. I liked how they had it in the dogs point of view. I would probably recomend this book to other people. I would read more of his books.
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Summary: The Legend Of Buck Is Born
Review: Buck's father was a St. Bernard and his mother was a Scotch shepard. Buck was experiencing a leisurely existence in San Diego with a judge and his family when Buck was kidnapped and sold as a sled dog in Alaska. This was at the time of the 1898 gold rush. From the start Buck is different from the other dogs in the sled team: he is more intellegent, more resourceful, fiercer, far more cunning, and most of all braver. Buck, a natural leader, usurps the authority of the equally fierce lead sled dog. Buck, as well as the other dogs are worked to exhaustion by several incompetent humans; they undergo starvation and repetitive beatings until Buck is rescued by a kindly John Thornton, who nurtures Buck back to strength and health while providing the impetus for Buck's eventual claim to greatness. _The Call Of The Wild_ is an extraordinary adventure story with Mr. London providing a magnificent description of the bleak and forbidding northern tundra. The scenes in which Buck and his canine rivals and antagonists nearly fight to the death are brutally riveting. Don't expect character development, though. The humans in the novella are mere supporting players to Buck who returns to the wild and achieves the promise of his ancestry.
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Summary: A great book about the Alaskan life
Review: I really enjoyed the Call of the Wild. It goes by very fast with its many adventures. It is a great novel about courage and strength of a sled dog trying to fit in in the Alaskan North. It was very well written, where the dogs don't talk, but their feelings are described. I thought the love between Buck and his last owner was amazing. My favorite thing about this book was the feeling of self dependence it givs you. You will thoroughly enjoy this book.
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Summary: Call of the Wild Review
Review: The book Call of the Wild by Jack London was an amazing story. First it starts out on a beautiful farm in California. You know that this story will be different then others from the get go. This is because it is from the perspective of a large strong dog named Buck. Buck lives on this farm and loves his simple relaxing life. This takes place in the time when men are mining for gold in Alaska. They need dogs for their dog sleds. One night Buck is "dog napped" and is taken to Alaska. This marks the beginning of Buck's life. At least his new life in Alaska.
This book is probably one of the best books I have ever read. It has sadness, adventure, and happiness all rapped into a quick easy read. This book is not for the softhearted. It has a lot of death, sadness, and suffering. Many people think that this book is no more violent then other books. The difference betwean this book and others is that all the torture and death is being inflicted on dogs. People would rather read about a man's face being mangled then a dog's. This book is full of adventure. You see Buck fighting for survival through the whole novel. You can also see Buck trying to stay happy in his new home. One of the things that attracted me to this book was the fact that it is such an aberration from the norm. There are not very many books right now with a dog as the main character.
When it comes to this book there are not very many things that I did not enjoy. One of those few things would have to be the length of the novel. This book is barely over one hundred pages. The book suffers because it is so short. If it were a hundred pages longer it would have more character description and plot development. It would also be a much more interesting story if there were more characters. Most of the characters just come stay for a little while and leave. The only character that does not do this is Buck. In the grand scheme of the book though these are miner things. When it comes down to it this is an amazing book.
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Summary: Call of the Wild book review
Review: The Call of the Wild is a great adventure story about the transformation and adaptation of a dog named Buck. The reader goes along on the journey through Alaska during the gold rush of the 1890s. Buck is used to a pampered, domestic life until he is kidnapped. He must learn to become a sled dog and find in himself those traits possessed by his ancestors. He must learn to fight, sleep outside, salvage for food, and undergo abuse. Through his journey, he gains independance and leadership. London's superb storytelling techniques are bound to capture the reader. His detail and description keep the reader's attention throughout the entire novel. This classic tale portrays the thin line between wild and tame. London uses imagery in his many descriptions of the Alaskan frontier. He cleverly intertwines symbols of civilized and uncivilized law into the story for a unique comparison. Foreshadowing is also present to add to the ending effect of the novel. The overall theme of the story is the adaptation to new environments and lifestyles and the ability to differentiate wild from tame.
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Summary: So good I read it twice!
Review: It's very, very rare that I ever read something twice--I'm not the most avid reader, and I don't have time for that anyway--but I loved this story so much that I just had to read it a second time. The story of Buck's life is unique in the sense that the narrator tells the story from the dog's point of view. Jack London brings Buck to life and gives him emotions I never thought a dog could have. He thinks and feels things just like a human, and it makes the story more personal. I got so attached that I even cried at the end, but I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it. It's a beautiful story, one I'll never forget.
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Summary: nice book for kids and adults
Review: Jack London has a knack for expressing the human condition. He uses the backdrop of the unforgiving Yukon and the main character Buck as a metaphor of a child growing up and trying to adapt to the everyday toil of being an adult of an unsympathetic world. Jack London can be like a modern day Aesop talking about his philosophies of the world. His character though strong and powerful on an individual basis was subjugated and dictated to the whim of his master no matter how he tried to establish dominance over the master he realized that he will suffer consequences if he doesn't conform to his master's wishes. Also as a part of the pack of other dogs he establishes control and struggles for dominance assuming that it is the only way to survive. I disagree that this book on its own should be considered a book that is just for kids because I found a new depth reading this book and relate to the story and the author's motivation for reading the book. London was a person who was bored with the monotony of toiling with menial jobs and decided to look for adventure. How many people out there in the world today feel the same way as London frustrated with their living condition and need space to experience new ideas and sense the opulent and tangible treasure that the world has to offer. This book is a look into the psyche of London and any person that longs for something more than 'just another day at the office.'
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