Call of the Wild (Classic Collection)

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Summary: EWWW!!!
Review: This book is sooo odd! It ws a required reading for 7th grade! Agh!!! Sure, it had it's moments, but, I know in the future I will read it. Maybe then, it will have more meaning!

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Summary: Call of the Wild is truly a wonderful piece of literature.
Review: I read this book as an 8th grader and didn't take much at all from it. Reading it now as a sophomore I realize what Jack London was getting at the whole time. Everyone deep inside is truly a savage such as Buck knew he was. Domestication was holding him back from what he really was. Out in the Artic where he ancestors resided once, brought out his primitive instincts actually learning there's more to life then he knew.

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Summary: Good story, but a disappointing ending
Review: The Call of the Wild was a good, enjoyable book. Not the best I've ever read, mind, but easy and relaxed and straightforward. However, the book left a bitter taste in my mouth, so to speak, because of the ending. The ending just spoiled the whole thing. Not because it was unhappy either, (I am a devoted fan of Robert Cormier, patron saint of unhappy endings.) But because it didn't seem right somehow. I mean, Buck just forgets everything he's learned and goes to live with the wolves. It made the whole story seem pointless.

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Summary: This was the greatest book ever!
Review: This was a great book to spend your money on. It's worth it! The book was great and so sad. If you like sad books, which I do, you'll give this book four stars too.

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Summary: BAD BOOK
Review: This is the worst book i ever read and the only reason I read it was because my teacher made me. if I had a choice I would of read the dictinary instead!!!

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Summary: Wonderful and moving allegory
Review: While "Call of the Wild" was on a prescribed reading list at school when I was a child, as an adult, this book took on an incredible depth of meaning to me. On one level, it is a story of finding one's true identity during the passage of life, and the struggles that are involved. As a dog breeder, I was able to appreciate London's deep understanding of canine behavior and character, and of the bonds that have tied humans and dogs together for thousands of years. Although this is often thought of as a book for young readers, I would certainly recommend it to an older audience, who will doubtlessly appreciate it so much more, as I did.

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Summary: This is GREAT
Review: I mean I never read this book, I have a book report due for it in about 15 hours.....but thanks to the marvel of modern techknowlegy known as the internet this procrastinating, ill prepared student will have a masterfully writen report legibly completed by 8:00 tonight thanks to the countless summaries accumulated on this web site. I now have obtained an excellent way to make the grade with out making stress. Other than that i have found the theme to be quite interesting and enthralling. Had I the time, I probably would have actually read it.

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Summary: THIS IS JUST TOO GOOD OF A BOOK TO MISS!!!
Review: The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, is an excellent book and does an excellent job symbolizing everyday life. This book is an allegory that tells you that you have to be strong to survive in life. That is why the theme of the book is "Survival of the Fittest". I liked this story a lot and I'd recommend this book to anyone. I think that anyone who doesn't like this book should seek mental help. This is just too good of a book to miss!!! Now I know that Jack London is a truly excellent author.

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Summary: The Call of the Wild is an awesome book!
Review: Everyone who gave The Call of the Wild only 1 star doesn't seem to understand the book. The book is not horrible. Even though Jack London got a little carried away with his descriptions doesn't mean it wasn't a good book. Some things seem unrealistic in the book, but that's not the point. The book is an allegory, which is a story where the characters are symbols of everyday life. Buck is supposed to be "everyone" in the world, and he makes it through life without dying, and he even has a legacy afterwards. All the other dogs, like Spitz, have their own character traits, and they all died. You have to be like Buck; you have to be centered and grounded and you have to know who you are. The theme of the story is "Survival of the Fittest". This is what Jack London is trying to say. Don't think I'm an English teacher writing this. I'm in 7th grade and I had to read The Call of the Wild for school. You should think of this book as a great one. Why do you think some expressions and terms used in everyday life today come from The Call of the Wild? Why would people 100 years later read this book? The reason is because it is a great piece of literature.

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Summary: It Stunk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: It was the worst book i ever read