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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 wild
Review: This is really one of the finest books on the market. The Call of the Wild is about Buck, a German Sheperd, who is dagnapped from his home when word comes of a Goldrush up in the Canadian wilderness. From then on, Buck experiences adventure, companionship, and tragic, tragic losses. This all, however, is character-building to Buck, and he becomes one of the best sled-dogs ever, except for the fact that this is fiction. That is the overall premise of this book. In case you didn't know, this book was written in the early 1900's by the world-reknowned author, Jack London. Jack London wrote many other books based around canine-human interaction, but none were as masterfully done as this one. The whole adventure that Buck has in this book is both tragic and woderful at the same time. One of the things that makes this book so wonderful is the way that it is written. The description, the emotion, all of the writing is done is such a great fahion to the point that that this book is amazing on a grand scale. In short, the writing is really good. Another great thing about this book is that it deals mostly with what is going on in Buck's head, and dialogue is kept to a minimum. This book is just so great in ss many ways, that I am entitled to give it a five out of five stars.
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