Call of the Wild (Classic Collection)

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Summary: Great descriptive book.....If you are a scholar!!
Review: In my mind, Jack London's The Call of the Wild is not a very good book. First of all, I would only recommend this story to older or mature readers due to its extensive vocabulary and brutal description of the Yukon life in the late 1890's. One of the most spectacular attributes to the novel is the detail London uses to describe the characters in the story, the environments, and the atrocities of man and dog. An example of his extraordinary detail is in this quote: "Spring came on once more, and at the end of all their wandering they found, not the Lost Cabin, but a shallow placer in a broad valley where the gold showed like yellow butter across the bottom of the washing-pan." (London pg.52). Unlike most of the stories that I have read, The Call has every part or major event in the novel somehow fitting in a sequential order, how Buck starts life easy at home in CA, leaves home, then learns his ancestry, and grows to answer the call of the wild, all while acquiring the skills and know-how of the trace and trail. One detrimental effect in the depiction is how London keeps the reader interested when something vital to the plot is happening, such as when Buck fell in love with John Thorton or when Buck was fighting Spitz. All in all, if you are bored, love the wilderness, or enjoy a good dosage of vocabulary, then I suggest that you should have this book in your hands right now because this novel is right up your ally. My suggestion; however, is to not bother reading this story. Sure it is good reading, but the time span of the 1890's I cannot realate with, due to technological advances in history. The story The Call of the Wild did not do a very well job of capturing my interest at all.

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Summary: The call of the Wild is doltish and aimless.
Review: The call of the Wild by Jack London is doltish and aimless. Although it was vert desriptive and symbolic, I felt every chapter duplicated the next. Therfore you were left uninterested and tiresome. This book did have great characterizum dealing with the realization of the dogs, "as they circled about, snarling, ears laid back, keenly watchful for the advantage, the scene came to buck with a sense of familiarity. He seemed to remember it all,-- the white woods, and earth, and moonlight, and the trill of battle." (pg. 23) Remember this is my interpretation of this book and only you as the reader can determine how you view this book.

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Summary: Over all this book was interesting.
Review: In my opinion the book The Call of the Wild by Jack London is one of the most interesting books I have read. This story took place in 1897 during the California gold rush. A part in this book that i remember well is when Buck describes his surroundings as a "dog eat dog world" [london page This quote reveals the savageness of his environment. It definately kept my attention because I was curious to find out what was about to happen next. London also made his characters believable. The dogs expressed emotions as if they were human. Iwould truly recommend this book to other students if they like to read about adventurous and descriptive stories.

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Summary: It was an okay book.
Review: Jack London's The Call of the Wild portrayed the Gold rush in the early 1900's. I especially loved how much the dog characters were personified. London described the human characters as if they were animals and the animals as if they were humans. John Thorton is my favorite element in the story. The love between Buck and Thornton gave the book a positive essence after perceiving ideas of all the brutality. On the other hand this story was drawn out, awkwarkly worded, and used exceptional vocabulary. All these concepts made the book boring and incapable of being read to the degree that it was meant to be. Over all I would recomend this book to somebody who enjoys nature, has a high vocabulary and likes to read a book more than once.

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Summary: this was a decent book
Review: These past eight to ten weeks in eighth and ninth period english class, we have been reading the Jack London novel The Call of the Wild. This book was easier to read because I don't understand a lot of what I read therefore, I don't like reading longer books. So it made it convenient to read this story because of its short length. He also used great vocabulary to keep me thinking and appreciate his knowledge of writing. On the other hand, he didn't really catch my attention because I thought there would be more action and suspense. On the same token, Mr. London made it hard for me to distinguish between the characters, except for Buck. This depiction didn't have any pictures so furthermore it was hard to see his description of the characters. Another thing that caught my eye that isn't good or bad, is the short poem at the beginning of The Call: "Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at customs chain; Again from its brumal sleep wakes the ferine strain."(page 1) This caught my attention beacause it was an unusual way to start a novel. All in all I thought The Call of the Wild was a decent book.

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Summary: This was a sad book of abuse.
Review: In my opinion, "The Call of The Wild", is an okay book, for people who like to read novels about animals being beaten. I know everything in the end turned out okay, but I still don't think Buck shouldn't have had to go through that. Buck would have had a fine life at the ranch before he was doggknapped by Mannuel. The first time Buck was abused was when Mannuel handed him over to the other man and said "Twist it, an' you'll choke 'm plentee." (London page3). That was awful. Another reason I didn't like this book is because of the time period it was uninteresting. The speech was also hard to understand. I wouldn't reccomend this book to little kids or animal loving people like me, maybe to someone who wants to learn about history, death, and hard times of the Yukon.

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Summary: this is a book for adults rather than children
Review: Jack London's The Call of the Wild is a story about survival. The time period gave it a boring atmosphere,though. Some parts kept the reader interested and others seemed to drag on. I really liked the part where Buck killed the rabbit,it kept the reader alert. Chapter 4,"Who Has Won Mastership",seemed to drag on. The vocabulary is difficult,I wouldn't reccommend this book to elementary or middle school students. I don't think they'd understand such sentences as,"The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life." (London p.39). Another thing I didn't like was that the human characters were so boring. There wasn't enough conversation. Overall it had a great plot and beautiful ending.

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Summary: This is a very good book to expand your knowledge.
Review: In my opinion, "The Call of the Wild", by Jack London is a good dipiction. I would recommend this novel to intelligent readers, because London uses difficult vocabulary words. When some of the people talk it is hard to understand, because they use colloquial language. For example "And seein' it's government money, you ain't got no kick coming, eh, Perrault?" (London page 7). The characters represent the time period very well. They show the hardships of living near the Yukon, how dogs are important for pulling a sled while the people look for gold. Overall if you are looking for a book to expand your knowledge, and vocabulary, this is the dipiction for you.

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Summary: The call of the wild has some good parts, as well as bad!
Review: I think The Call Of The Wild was a decent book. It had some positives and some negatives. Some positives about the book I liked was the description he used. he described the characters very well, as well as the senery too. Also i like how he made the dogs out to be just like humans. Some negatives about the book I didnt like very well was that the book was not very interesting! It needed some kind of spark or something else added to it to spice it up a little bit. Also it lacked action, there was some action but not enough that made me want to keep reading the book. One quote Jack London used in my mind, that i liked is "Dat Zpitz fight lak hell, but that Buck fight lak two hells!" I like this quote and it stands out in my mind because it shows some dominance Buck has in the book. It also shows that buck is the rightful leader of the pack! These are some things that i like and dislike about The Call Of The Wild.

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Summary: Recommended for anyone who loves to read about the outdoors.
Review: In the book the Call of the Wild by Jack London, there are very good descriptions and I would reccommend it to anyone who is interested. The main character is a dog named Buck. I love the descriptions that London gives about all the dogs. He tells you emotions as well as physical traits in great detail. However, he could have spent more time describing the humans. This book is, in my opinion, hard to follow. There are a lot of flashbacks and dreams. This makes it hard to tell whether the book is in the present or flashback. The weather and conditions of the land were described well also. "No lazy, sun-kissed life was this, with nothing to do but loaf and be bored. Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moments' safety." (London page 8) This is a prime example of the description of enviromental conditons. To sum things up, I would reccommend this book to any person interested in the era of the Gold Rush and the great outdoors.