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Summary: Survival of the Fittest
Review: I had to read this book for my 8th grade LA class and out of the many books we have read this year I would say that this book was really not that good. It did have some good parts in it, like when Buck gets in to fights and kills many humans, very action packed. But my big complaint in thios book is the author: Jack London. The author just wastes 1pages describing a tree, who cares! Another thing that I did not like about the book was that it was very hard to understand! Jack London would skip around with different characters point of views, very confusing! The reason that I gave the book 2 stars, eventhough I did nopt enjoy it much was because if you could get to the fighting, action packed, it really did keep me on the dge of my seat!The reason I title this review, "Survival of the Fittest" is that if you can survive all of the detail that Jack London puts into the book and get to the real exciting parts, you might enjoy it! P.S. I am not being mean to my LA teacher just because I did not like the book!
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Summary: A classic tale!
Review: I've always loved this story, because it illustrates the incredible bond that can exist between a person and dog. If you love really good dog stories, you must also include "August Magic" and "Heart of the Savannah" by Veronica Anne Starbuck in your library. These modern dog tales will touch your heart as this book will, and share the theme of humans bonding with their beloved dogs.
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Summary: Call of the Wild
Review: This was a well written book about a dog surviving in Alaska working as a sled dog. I liked it because some of the scenes were similar to what humans do in real life, such as the struggle to become the leader of the team. This book was interesting and exciting the whole way through. I would recommend it to someone who loves dogs and the outdoors.
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Summary: Great Character Descrition
Review: (This review is in response to the following quote: "Dynamic character description delivers an emotional message.") In the novel The Call of the Wild, Jack London exquisitely describes Buck. He endured many struggle-some situations, and through it all, we felt like we were Buck. We felt his sorrow and his pain as well as his joy and abundance of love. When he was happily following the call of the wild, we felt his happiness. When he was in pain, we felt the heavy whip blows upon our backs and the struggle to pull the loaded sled. We felt his anger, a deep, pure, hateful anger wriggling inside of him and us. We were as one, making our way through the obstacles life threw at us. We were thrown inside his brain, his heart, his body. We were transported to the wilderness, swept up in the struggle to survive, and our surroundings seemed to change. We were no longer slumped in our uncomfortable chair in our classroom. We were shivering in the icy arctic terrain, following Buck, like an undercover reporter. Buck's feelings were so immensely well described. At every moment we knew exactly what was going on. Not only around him, but on his insides too. Which is certainly difficult to do, to describe a dog's point of view when you are a human. Even though the book had no dialogue between dogs, it was made up for with the emotions and feelings of the sled dogs. (And it made it more realistic.) We have never read a book about dogs that is as wonderful, as descriptive, and as realistic as Jack London's The Call of the Wild.
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Summary: Call of the Wild Book Review
Review: Call of the Wild is one of my favorite books, it was writen by Jack London and it's a classic and my brother is reading it too.
Buck is half St.Bernard and Scotch shepherd. He is 4 years old and weights 140 pounds. Buck lives on judge millers farm in CA. Buck is very happy until someone takes him up to Alaska were the Gold Rush is.Buck has to learn to pull a dog sled with a team of dogs. I liked this book and you should too.
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Summary: Adventurous, sad, and exciting all in one
Review: After being taken from his home in the Santa Clara Valley, Buck must learn the law of the harsh north, how to keep what is his and the most important thing, either kill-or-be-killed. Follow Buck with all his masters and try to survive along with Buck. I liked this book because you get to see what it would be like in the wilderness of the north. Another reason is because I am a huge animal lover and this book showed me what the sled dogs have to go through. I loved this book and I think that if you like animal stories, so will you. I think that this book would be appropriate for anyone above ten.
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Summary: Call of The WildThe Call of The Wild by Jack LondonThe Call
Review: Have you ever traveled place to place and you
don't know what's next? Then this is the book for
you. This book is called The Call of The Wild by
Jack London. It has lots of adventure stuff like a
dog named Buck that travels place to place. He
starts with a Judge for an owner. So read this
book. I guarantee you will love it.
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Summary: An adventure that will get you out of your feet
Review: Have you ever witnessed change? Some of you have, some of you haven't. But the main character, Buck, witnessed change to the extremes from being a housedog to becoming a strong and powerful sled dog. In "Call of the Wild", Jack London actually makes this dog human by giving him feelings, thoughts and mostly knowledge that only we can express or obtain. Buck's journey is long and hard but as time passed by, he learned to live and behave like a real sled dog.
This breathtaking story starts when man's best friend lived in a house in which dogs were treated almost as equal as humans and in that house lived children and a judge, who buck knew as his master. The judge treated him very kindly and always gave him attention. But there was a traitor in the house who was Manuel, the gardener. He sold Buck to a stranger for some money and took him to a training camp where he was taught to attack and fear his masters. In that camp he was taught a lesson by a wooden club that whacked his whole body dozens of times. After, he knew he could never defeat the man with the club so he stood there lying down. Then the man became nice to Buck and gave him food and water and also they became friends, but not for long, two French- Canadians bought him and their names were Perrault and Francois. They had other dogs too, but Spitz was the meanest of all. Buck learned a lot from him even though he hated him and killed him for being a thief. After, Buck became the leader and got better and better with each trip in the arctic. The sad thing was that every time he became fond of his masters, it was time to part. He liked all his masters but when he got to Thornton they shared great and lovely times as the best of friends.
This five star novel catches your attention and expresses love, courage, confusion, and understanding. I really recommend this book because it leaves a great message in your hearts and minds and if you finish it you will know if Buck answered the call of the wild.
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Summary: Good Read,I recomend to most!
Review: **** The Call of the Wild by Jack London is an enticing tale of transformation and new beginnings. London starts out the novel by telling his readers the story of a half St. Bernard, half sheep dog, named Buck, whose living the good life on an estate in California's Santa Clara Valley, when all at once his life drastically changes forever, and he must learn how to fend for himself in the cold, harsh wilderness where the only morality is killed-or-be-killed. This is told through the eyes of the main character, Buck, who takes a long bumpy ride from the "good life" to something completely new to Buck. Along the way Buck loses some close friends, meets some people you'll grow to hate and finds himself the ideal caring master whom he grows quite fond of. But don't think the story ends there; Buck continues having wild adventures up until the very end of the book. I think this novel is good for most all ages. While the young may not understand the deeper meanings and themes of the book, they will be enthralled by the thrills and chills of the main character Buck, while the older more mature readers will surely be enticed by the deeper meanings London writes about. I personally enjoyed this book; though it did seem to drag on from time to time it is definitely a book worth reading!
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Summary: Adventures with Buck
Review: Dogs are cute, aren't they? The love and compassion, the friendliness and playfulness, the best friend you'll always have are some terms that go with dog. The book Call of the Wild deals with these fun-loving pieces of the dog Buck, but also shows us how dogs can be mean, terrifying, cunning and every other trait that can be associated with he word bad.
Buck, a mutt from Santa Clara, lives in a world of warmth, with a judge and his family. He is loved greatly by all and is exclaimed as the perfect dog many times. A turn in Buck's life comes when he is stolen and sold to become a sled dog in Alaska just in time for the gold rush. Like human's lives go sometimes, we see Buck's take a 180. Buck grows and adapts, just like people do, and becomes a very strong sled dog. The title of perfect dog remains with Buck showing how he can adapt to different environments.
London wrote a very good story that captivates the mind with similarities in lifestyles with humans and dogs. How we both have personalities, change throughout our lives, and adapt to our environments. In Buck's case it's in the wild.
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