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The Call of the Wild by Jack London

22 reviews

buttongirl22's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I really didn’t think I’d enjoy this book, as the people I know who love it are mostly boys I went to elementary school with, but I really loved this story. I don’t know if it’s common knowledge, but I didn’t know if was from the perspective of the dog and I really enjoyed how Jack London wrote his perspective. I really fell in love with Buck and other characters.
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lolo626's review against another edition

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fast-paced
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a_beautiful_soup's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad

4.5

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smokingchagga's review against another edition

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challenging fast-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

1.5

This is a worse and more racist copy of White Fang. If you read that book I don't think you need to waste your time on this one. But hey, at least the writing was passable and it was very short.
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laedyred's review against another edition

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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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goenconrad's review against another edition

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adventurous sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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ferine's review against another edition

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

1.75

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spacewahine's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad

4.0

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gilnean's review against another edition

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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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kwichris's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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