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Summary: Just an Alright Book
Review: The book, Call of the Wild, by Jack London isn?t one of the best books. If you enjoy animal adventure books, Call of the Wild is a good book to read. This book is written from the main character?s point of view, but the main character happens to be a dog. Buck is a St Bernard and Sheepdog mix, who was born and lived in California for the early parts of his life. Judge Miller owned him while in California. One day Buck gets kidnapped and sold to dog trainers. He was beaten and starved while being shipped to the Klondike. After arriving in the north, Buck has to adjust to the cold and to becoming a sled dog. His first owners in the north were Francois and Perrault, Canadian nail carriers. Then Buck gets sold to three American gold hunters, who starve and beat him. After going through this terror again, he comes across a very kind, caring man. This man was John Thornton. He becomes Buck?s owner and Buck shows total devotion to him. John and Buck continue their northern adventures together, where Buck figures out where his true home is. I recommend this book to people who like adventure and have a kind heart for animals. The part of the book that I couldn?t stand was the narration. I feel that having the book written from the dog?s point of view made the book more confusing and harder to understand. I also felt the book got repetitive in the middle, making it very boring. The only good part of the book was the ending, and then it still wasn?t worth all the time I spent getting to it. This will be a book you are easily going to be able to set down.
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Summary: For the Adventerous
Review: Call of the Wild written by Jack London, is by far one of the most influential books I have ever read. It filled me with a sense of life, and power from the reading of the outdoors and the rugged life. The realistic story narrates the life of a dog, Buck, in first person (or should I say first dog,) who was stolen from his suburban home to go up to the Yukon to be a sled dog during the gold rush, he learns the rules of rugged life and survival, and the opposing ways of the wild towards the traditional house pet setting. In a way, Buck (the main character) can be viewed as a human being because the situations he is brought into, and the lessons he learns. He starts to realize there is much more to life then being a simple domestic pet, there are people out there who are very nice, and yet very evil, and he has to adapt to both. I believe that main point to this story is that in the real world, you must be the fittest of the fittest, and prove your strength, or be eliminated.
This story really touches on how different people (and dogs,) can be. People are always in competition to be boss, like Spitz (one of the dogs in the story.) Buck was used to living at his home in California with other dogs, like a pug and a Mexican hairless, not vicious Huskies. He was spoiled as a simple house-pet and didn't have to learn anything on his own, until he was kidnapped. This was a smack in the face, and he had to start learning about life, and how harsh it can be. The man in the red sweater is brought up throughout the book, he is the first man to basically show Buck that he isn't anything but another worthless working dog, and this started his brutal life of killing, or getting killed.
The lesson I believe London is trying to teach u in this book is to live life to the fullest, don't let obstacles get in your way, and be ready to suffer, because the rewards are extravagant. You will have to win some, and lose some, which Buck does with the other dogs, but lives on. I would rate this book a four out of five. At some points it will go into a lot of detail, and you kind of get lost, but other than that, I believe it is a great book for kids in middle school and up.
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Summary: Very Simple and Quick
Review: Jack London's Call of the Wild was, to say the least, an extremely shallow book. London omnisciently narrates the difficult life of a dog named Buck in 217 pages. While the book was with out a doubt interesting, I fear it lacked substance. Its simple nature resembles a children's book but at times the vernacular would be difficult for a child to comprehend. At the same time, the introduction of characters is another confusing aspect as I found myself unable to conclude whether the new character was a dog or a person until five pages after their introduction. This leaves me wondering who his target audience was. It is with out a doubt too simple for an adult, yet too confusing for a child. The book definitely kept my attention, though, for I read it cover to cover in two hours. I suppose I would recommend Call of the Wild to middle-schoolers. They would enjoy the adventure and appreciate not being buried with themes and motifs.
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Summary: An Awsome Book!
Review: Jack London's The Call of the Wild is about eh journeys of a part St. Bernard and part sheepdog named Buck. This book is very inspiring and well written. On Buck's journey to the gold rush going on in northern Canada he encounters many changes and adventures. Being kidnapped from his leisurely home in California Buck finds himself going through dog traders on his way to Seattle. He is bought by two Canadian mailmen that need a sled dog to pull them north. During his stay with the two mailmen Fracois and Perrault, Buck develops a rivalry with the lead sled dog Spitz. Buck ends up showing that he is a changed dog and has adapted to the life in the north when he kills the lead dog Spitz. Buck becomes a great lead dog. London does a wonderful job of showing how Buck grows to become adapted to his new surroundings and his new way of life tin the north. London also shows how the wilderness can be cruel and an unpredictable place. I recommend this book to anyone who loves animals and the great outdoors. I think that this is a well written masterpiece that will be loved everyone who reads it.
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Summary: The Call of the Wild
Review: The Call of the Wild by Jack London is an excellent book set in 1897 during the gold rush. The book opens with Buck, a St. Bernard and Sheepdog mix, being taken from his comfortable life in California to the rugged country of Canada. In the middle of the night, he is kidnapped by his master's gardener and thrown into the baggage car of a train. It takes some time for Buck to get used to his new surroundings, but he is a fast learner. He quickly realizes what he must do if he wants to survive in the new and difficult situations he is placed in. After witnessing a dog die from a fight, he knows that if he is going to live, he must never be killed by other dogs. As Buck is placed in primitive situations, he begins to feel the call of his ancestors and acts more like a wild dog. He learns to defend himself from the other dogs he is with, and feels his animal instincts returning. While the book takes some time to get into, I recommend it to readers above the age of 13. The entire book is from Buck's perspective, which seems odd in the beginning, but proves to be helpful later in the book. I gave this book four stars because it was very entertaining and had important themes such as friendship, loyalty, and survival. Once I was used to hearing the story through Buck's eyes, I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
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Summary: Call of the Wild
Review: This book is about a dog named Buck and his life as seen through his eyes. It is quite a good book, although I did not think it would be at first, since it is seen from a dog's view, after all. The book starts off with Buck living in a comfortable place like any normal house dog. After a very short period, gold is discovered in Canada and there is a great demand for sled dogs, so Buck gets sold. Buck goes on telling about his transition to the sled world and the cruelty he sees. The majority of the book is made up of many little stories, each one for each owner of Buck. Some owners treat him well, while others do not. He also lets the reader discover interesting facts about dogs; for example, dogs sleep under snow to keep warm. Buck shows compassion to some of his many owners throughout the book. I really liked it, and read it from cover to cover in a little over one hour. (I also think anyone from ages 13 to 19 would like it, and any mothers reading it to their kids.)
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Summary: A Dog's Life
Review: I should begin by saying I've never been that fond of dogs. Maybe I'm cynical, but whenever I see a story on the news about a lost dog that found its way home again, or the birth of a puppy, I tend to think "So what? Couldn't the media find any real news?" However, when I read "The Call of the Wild", I found this to be a rather engaging story.As everyone knows, it follows the adventures of Buck, a dog that used to enjoy a life of comfort, luxury and privilege. With the advent of the gold rush, this life is snatched away from him when he is stolen, sold, and subjected to the punishing rigours of wild Alaska, where he becomes part of a team trained to pull a sled. Buck has to adapt quickly to this new life of hardship. He soon comes to realize that brute strength is the only way to survive; the weak will suffer and perish. "The Call of the Wild" is a story of atavism, which needn't apply just to dogs. If we look back at our remote cave-dwelling ancestors, we know that only the most brutal of them survived, because the world of those days was so harsh. Very few lived to be thirty. The sick were abandoned, the dead were eaten. If conditions emerged to make physical life harsh and brutal once more, we know that it would be back to survival of the fittest. Jack London echoed this idea in his later story "The Scarlet Plague" (1912). London makes it quite easy to relate to the dog in "The Call of the Wild". One might also draw parallels to the treatment of the slaves, and the indignities they had to endure. The first "dog story" I was exposed to as a child was Stephen King's "Cujo", which would be the very antithesis of "The Call of the Wild". However, I do believe King was one of many writers influenced by the work of Jack London. His popularity endures to this day.
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Summary: An Excellent Book
Review: I chose this book because the title caught my attention. The title to me sounded very interesting. It seemed like it would be about a wolf that howled the call of the wild. I thought his call would make other dogs start doing the same thing. After I read the story I was surprised at the ending. I also felt amazed at how good the book was. It was one of the best stories I ever read. The book was a little different then what I thought it would be. I felt almost the same way about the book when I finished reading it. It was still a very well written book like I thought and I knew the book would be an excellent one because it caught my attention after I read the fist few pages. The book is about a dog that had an easy life in California and then got kidnapped by one of his master's worker. Buck, the name of the dog, was taken to Alaska to be a sled dog. There he became a powerful sled dog who wanted to be lead dog. The lead dog did not like Buck and Buck didn't like him. After a while Buck began to like the wild and wanted to be free from mans control. I can't tell you the rest of the book you'll have to read it yourself. The author is Jack London. He is a very good writer. The Call of the Wild is a realistic fiction book written from a dog's point of view. Some reasons that I liked the book are how Jack London wrote the book. I think it is a very well written novel because he used from a dog's POV. He also made some really exciting parts in the book so you couldn't stop reading it. I also like how he made the book interesting by the tittle. That's what made me want to read it. I really liked The Call of the Wild. I think if you like reading about dogs or how the mail used to get passed on in the snow. I think you should read it. This book is for all ages. By: Andrew Meyer
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Summary: Call of the Wild
Review: This book was one of the best books I ever read! This is a touching story that I feel would be enjoyable for most readers. When I first read this book I was in 7th grade, and i didn't understant much of it. When I read the Call of the Wild for the second time a lot more of the reading sunk in and it had a deeper meaning. I enjoyed the book much more the second time I read it. I recommend this book for all readers.
It is a great book, but not for smaller children, the fight scenes may be to graphic for them and much of the more meaningful sections of the book will go over their heads. The book teaches you what life was like for animals and people in the Alasken wilderness when the country was still young. It is also a good example of the relationship of man and beast when believes and customs of people were different from the present time.
The book was published in 1903 however I feel that it's still a great book and always will be, it has a great story line and all of the characters have depth and you can paint a picture of them in your mind.
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Summary: What can you say about near perfection?
Review: After being so touched and blown away by White Fang, I found it incredibly hard to think that the Author could possibly top it himself. I was wrong. Well OK, its a very close call and this was written before White Fang, but even so - even better than White Fang. No mean feat. In fact, this may well be my favourite book (tied with Micheal Crichton's Jurassic Park and with White Fang not far behind). Those of you who have read it will know what I mean when I say that (reading it as I was sitting on the train) the part about the deterioration of Dave had me fighting back the tears. The book is incredibly well-written - exciting, emotional and very satisfying (if you can call a book that). Truly a brilliant piece of work. "The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I will not waste my days trying to prolong them." - Jack London R.I.P.
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