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lolo626's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Racial slurs
amycam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Colonisation
a_beautiful_soup's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Grief
Minor: Racial slurs, Blood, Abandonment, and Colonisation
amd2024's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death
jfaw89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death
meg_reads83's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
ssoupernova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Death
klemily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
cilie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
It reminded me in many ways of Black Beauty, which I absolutely adored. It shows the kindness, cruelty, and ineptitude of people from the animal's perspective. It makes you feel so strongly while reading, about both good and bad characters.
While Black Beauty eventually found love in a peaceful home, Buck takes the opposite approach and fully embraces his wild dog side. Both end up in their happiest state, and both books really make you feel and root for each animal. This one feels like more of a product of its time than Black Beauty, but I still enjoyed it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Racism