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lorraine19's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
If you do not like the writing style of classic books like White Fang or War of the Worlds, you probably would not like this one. I personally found this one interesting - although a little slow at first.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
adina_viorela's review against another edition
3.0
“And after all, what did it matter? Everybody died anyway, the good and the bad, the efficients and the weaklings, those that loved to live and those that scorned to live. They passed. Everything passed.”
janus21's review against another edition
dark
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
civil6512's review against another edition
3.0
[a: Jack London|1240|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1394062600p2/1240.jpg]'s [b: The Scarlet Plague|1201864|The Scarlet Plague|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292626937s/1201864.jpg|2741135] is a post-apocalyptic story that takes place in 2073 and describes a disease (the plague that gives the novel its name) in 2012 that wipes out nearly all human population.
Although the story is told by one survivor some 60 years after the event, most of the narrative covers the description of the apocalyptic event, describing the fall of civilisation and some of the initial struggle of the very few survivors. Through this survivor, the author lets us know how the initial society formed by these survivors will have to walk a long way before it can reach a similar, pre-crisis, development, and how Nature is now claiming back the Earth.
It is worth mentioning that Jack London offers a quite dystopian view of 2012's society, with a very hierarchical social structure: it would be interesting to discuss whether our society is much different than that.
Jack London often uses words no longer common in our current-day English, but nevertheless [b: The Scarlet Plague|1201864|The Scarlet Plague|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292626937s/1201864.jpg|2741135] is an easy read that fans of the genre will appreciate. However, besides the comment made early, I can't say that this book has anything particularly remarkable other than being one of the pioneers in the genre.
Although the story is told by one survivor some 60 years after the event, most of the narrative covers the description of the apocalyptic event, describing the fall of civilisation and some of the initial struggle of the very few survivors. Through this survivor, the author lets us know how the initial society formed by these survivors will have to walk a long way before it can reach a similar, pre-crisis, development, and how Nature is now claiming back the Earth.
It is worth mentioning that Jack London offers a quite dystopian view of 2012's society, with a very hierarchical social structure: it would be interesting to discuss whether our society is much different than that.
Jack London often uses words no longer common in our current-day English, but nevertheless [b: The Scarlet Plague|1201864|The Scarlet Plague|Jack London|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1292626937s/1201864.jpg|2741135] is an easy read that fans of the genre will appreciate. However, besides the comment made early, I can't say that this book has anything particularly remarkable other than being one of the pioneers in the genre.
ihyuca's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lemonlemonster's review against another edition
2.75
Kind of hated all the characters, though it’s interesting to think about how it was written just a few years before the flu pandemic.