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Fiction, two novels.
396 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1904
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Jack London
7,625 books7,685 followersJohn Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
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January 18, 2014
I am so glad I have finished this book.
"The Call of the Wild" was about the survival of Buck. Buck is a dog taken from his comfortable home to the savagery of the day-to-day life of a sled dog. He proves he is the stronger dog and fights for lead position. His owners trade him to new inexperienced sledders and Buck's health and life, and the life of the pack is threatened, until John Thornton steps in. London proves to the reader that you can take the dog out of the wild but not the wild out of the dog as Buck resists the urge to answer the call of thr wild or stay with the man who rescued him. An overall sad tale.
"The Sea Wolf" a tale of survival for the most part was just anticlimactic. Humphrey "Hump" Van Weyden was a weakling, sissy, who happend to have the misfortune of being taken aboard the hunting schooner "Ghost."
Wolf Larsen was your typical swash-buckling, foul-mouthed, bad-tempered sea captain, who had no time for complaints, even legitimate complaints.
The abuse the sailors suffered got annoyong. I don't understand how all those men put together really couldn't do anything about Larsen, but the story drags on to Hump's adventures with new comer Maud Brewster. During a storm Larsen found a stray boat with three people in it; two men and Ms Brewster.
After she arrives Hump becomes a new man, discovering new strengths, and determination he never new he had. All the while Larsen is sabotaging his success. Endeavor Island was the most interesting part of the book, but very short lived. I couldn't wait to finish this book.
"The Call of the Wild" was about the survival of Buck. Buck is a dog taken from his comfortable home to the savagery of the day-to-day life of a sled dog. He proves he is the stronger dog and fights for lead position. His owners trade him to new inexperienced sledders and Buck's health and life, and the life of the pack is threatened, until John Thornton steps in. London proves to the reader that you can take the dog out of the wild but not the wild out of the dog as Buck resists the urge to answer the call of thr wild or stay with the man who rescued him. An overall sad tale.
"The Sea Wolf" a tale of survival for the most part was just anticlimactic. Humphrey "Hump" Van Weyden was a weakling, sissy, who happend to have the misfortune of being taken aboard the hunting schooner "Ghost."
Wolf Larsen was your typical swash-buckling, foul-mouthed, bad-tempered sea captain, who had no time for complaints, even legitimate complaints.
The abuse the sailors suffered got annoyong. I don't understand how all those men put together really couldn't do anything about Larsen, but the story drags on to Hump's adventures with new comer Maud Brewster. During a storm Larsen found a stray boat with three people in it; two men and Ms Brewster.
After she arrives Hump becomes a new man, discovering new strengths, and determination he never new he had. All the while Larsen is sabotaging his success. Endeavor Island was the most interesting part of the book, but very short lived. I couldn't wait to finish this book.
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