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Summary: United States as it is
Review: I have read this book so many years ago in Russian translation. Recently, I read it in original language. For me this book, in a sense, is a revelation on survival in USA. I would certainly recommend this book to read as a manual to anyone wanting to immigrate to America. Great classic on American wildness-its harshness and beauty and it is so true of contemporary life here as well. Read it Americans, read it immigrants.
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Summary: A fine addition to any library
Review: This classic Jack London novel tells the story of Buck, a dog born to luxery and ease, before being dognapped and sold to prospectors in Alaska to work as a sled dog. There he discovers a life of brutality and hardship where only the strongest survive and death is an ever present reality. Faced with adversity, Buck grows strong and fierce, and he must ultimately decide whether to continue his life with a human master, or to truly heed the call of the wild.Sure to be a hit with dog lovers everywhere, "The Call of the Wild" is an excellent adventure story for readers of all ages. This was one of my absolute favorite novels growing up, and it's every bit as exciting and meaningful now as it was when I was a child. It's a timeless novel that has truly earned the title of classic. Of note in this edition is that it's hardback (yeah!!) with great illustrations. Paul Bransom does an excellent job, and Buck really comes to life pictorally as well as through London's writing. I can't stress enough how fine an addition this novel is to any library.
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Summary: The Call of the Wild
Review: The book The Call of the Wild: The Call Of the Wild is an extremely good book. I did a reading journal on it, so I thought about it for a while. I would recommend The Call of the Wild to and person in fifth grade or higher. The author of The Call of the Wild, Jack London, knows how to capture readers in his page-turner books. The Call of the Wild takes place during the Alaskan gold rush. The book is about a dog that gets taken away from his happy life to be a sled dog. As he meets kind and harsh masters, Buck learns how deal with different situations. Buck endures the brutal challenges that both nature and man present him with. Eventually Buck is rewarded with a loving man named John Thornton. Buck lives a happy life with John Thornton until...
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Summary: Buck realizes his potential
Review: Gold was found in Alaska, the rush to obtain it required a strong constitution and many dogs to do the work that horses usually did in the states. The environment bred harsh attitudes. Also in the testing of ones mettle one finds their true potential. Buck (a dog that is half St. Bernard and half Shepherd) goes through many lives, trials, and tribulations finally realizing his potential. On the way he learns many concepts from surprise, to deceit, and cunning; he also learns loyalty, devotion, and love. As he is growing he feels the call of the wild. This book is well written. There is not a wasted word or thought and the story while building on its self has purpose and direction. The descriptions may be a tad graphic for the squeamish and a tad sentimental for the romantic. You see the world through Buck's eyes and understand it through his perspective until you also feel the call of the wild.
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Summary: Stark reality.
Review: Jack London is amazing. Most writers use adjectives to describe a setting, but London's words ARE Alaska. They ARE the bitter struggles a domesticated dog must face in the snowy land. There's a scene in Call of the Wild in which the team of dogs must cover 3000 miles over the virgin terrain without rest. Jack London conveys the bone-tiredness of these dogs down to their heart. It's wonderful how his words bring the characters (I almost don't want to call them characters) fully to life. The story sounds like just a dog tale at first--a dog, Buck, is kidnapped from his comfortable life in California and sold as a sled dog for the Alaskan gold rush. While he endures the wilderness and the other dogs, Buck learns that survival comes only with tooth and fang. This lesson brings him very close to his forbears, the wolves. If you look deeper, Call of the Wild is as much a story of humans as it is a dog tale. Buck encounters various incompetent masters who try to break his spirit. Are we like this? But Buck also learns to trust a master who is gentle and gives love. We can be like this, too. Call of the Wild is not a story for the squeamish or very young. By involving us in the characters' lives, Jack London tells the truth. It is a life-and-death war between the harsh land and the soul every day. There is blood, death, cruelty--but it's the truth.
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Summary: One of the greatest books of all time.
Review: This was the greatest book I have ever read. It completely changed my view on life and showed me what reality truley was. The Call of the Wild was a tale of a 140lb dog who went by the name of Buck. Buck was stolen from his California home and sold up north where he became a sled dog. In Alaska Buck learned the harsh reality of life as a working dog. Although this was a tough read at times its depth is infinite. If you can unlock the true meaning of this book, and see it as more than just an old boring adventure story, you'll be much wiser person because of it.
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Summary: The Call of the Wild- NOT FOR YOUNG KIDS
Review: I am in the eighth grade and this was one of the two books that I had to read this year (see my review also for The Giver). This book is about a dog named Buck who is kidnapped and has adventures along the Yukon in a team of sled-dogs. He has trials and tribulations, and the whole time, his "primordial instinct" is pulling at his soul, and he yearns to be free and wild. Let me start off by saying that this book is NOT for kids under 11. Some of the details (i.e. a dog is attacked and ripped apart-alive!) are too much for young kids to handle. I personally did not enjoy this book. It was much too grotesque in some details and it made me depressed.
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Summary: Well..........
Review: The book "Call of the Wild" by Jack London isn't what I thought it would be. I normally don't enjoy to concept of an animals' point of view and this didn't help the idea that I might like it. The whole book was very boring and it switched the point of views too much. The paragraph's are annoyingly long and TOO full of detail. He wastes like a whole page describing one expression and some of his sentences are really confusing that it takes me long periods of time to find out what they meant. As I read this I found my mind drifting off to other things and I kept glancing up to see if anything interesting was going on. I had to read this in my 7th grade reading class, and a large majority of the class didn't find this interesting. [...]. I don't reccomend this book to anyone except to those who love dogs this book may be for you but the one part of this read I did enjoy was the action scenes, those were good and they kept me on the edge of my seat.
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Summary: Call Of The Wild
Review: "Call of the wild." By Jack london was a quick read. It's about a half shepard and St.Bernard mix. He went by the name of buck. He was stolen from an easy life in the country to live in the cold as a sled dog. He was beaten and starved, this made him rely on his instincts. Buck became an excellent sled dog.I found my myself routing for Buck. There was a husky named Spite who was the lead dog, but he was also Bucks enemy.
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Summary: Call Of The Wild
Review: The book Call of The Wild is a good book. It's about a dog, Buck, who is kidnapped from his home. He is then taken away and is forced to run with a sled team. Buck in the begining is weak and doesn't know much. As time passes he grows stronger and eventually lives out in the wild. There is action, death, and learning. My class (8th grade) read this book. I didn't really like this book, only because I don't like this kind of book. So, I guess I would recomend this book to anyone who is into action.
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