Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

4 reviews

laedyred's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I do not understand how this book is beloved. Am I missing something? It's full of racist, violent content that serves no other purpose than to say "the dog turned to its wolf roots". Cool? What's the comment on it, why should we care? It's boring but skimmable and I only bothered finishing it because it was short, hoping that I'd discover some profound idea hidden in the nonsense. I did not. I actively did not like this book, not even the writing could make up for it. Not worth the time to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood and Gore

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Racial slurs, Murder, Blood, Death, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Racism, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism

scruffie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

I'm beginning to feel that London revels in cruelty and has much respect for the "survival of the fittest". Don't get me wrong, Buck is a great dog, but it seems to me that London pays a lot of attention to ancestry, genes, and race (and, most importantly, discriminates on it). Now that I've read both White Fang and The Call of the Wild I don't think I'll be reading any more of his books; he really tips my racism sensor and I've been annoyed enough by this.

For what it's worth, I liked the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Gore and Blood

Minor: Misogyny, Grief, and Racial slurs

theladyjess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Misogyny