Reviews with content warning for Animal cruelty - The Call of the Wild

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The Call of the Wild by Jack London

101 reviews

thereadingmuffin's review

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

A very short but beautiful book. I watched the Disney film with Harrison Ford and that stayed with me for ages, so I knew I had to read the book. It was cool reading and seeing the film in my mind as I read, though there were changes made to the plot for the film which makes sense having now read the book. I think I resonate with Buck a little; I think we all do.

It was super fun reading about animals and from an animal's perspective, not many books do that!

Ultimately a 4.25/5. Wish it was longer but tbh it didn't need to be longer, I just like reading about Buck!

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rubyemma64's review

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adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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kfrickle's review against another edition

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I wasn't enjoying the book. It was too much for me with animal cruelty in the first few pages.

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samanthas92's review

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dark emotional sad

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.0

the abuse of the dogs i wanted to burn this books, put it down after chapter too
at no point should a dog be treated like that

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greasyhair_loki's review

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challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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elizabethpero's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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dreamofbookspines's review against another edition

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adventurous

3.0

I was obsessed with this book as a kid (around 5 or 6). Now I feel like my tastes have changed, but it's still an interesting read. Depressing of course because animal abuse, but intriguing with the way London describes the feral qualities present in [all?] animals.

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vavocado's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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natashaball's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative reflective 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? N/A

4.5

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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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