A review by kool_lampshades
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.5
How can such a short book seem to drag on this much?
I got pretty much zero enjoyment out of reading this. It's a long series of vividly portrayed arbitrary animal cruelty as a dog is passed from owner to owner, experiencing and witnessing a new brand of cruelty each time until
I also found it incredibly boring. Whenever I wasn't feeling incredibly uncomfortable with the violence, I was bored and kept tuning out. It didn't hold my interest at all. The only bit in this book I enjoyed was the bet over Buck breaking the sled. Why that bit? Well, it's suspenseful, and the only thing on the line is money, when all throughout the rest of the book it's been animal welfare on the line.
I dont even like dogs very much, so there wasn't much there for me to begin with.
In my humble opinion, this book was dreadful.
I got pretty much zero enjoyment out of reading this. It's a long series of vividly portrayed arbitrary animal cruelty as a dog is passed from owner to owner, experiencing and witnessing a new brand of cruelty each time until
Spoiler
at last he's taken in by a decent man.I also found it incredibly boring. Whenever I wasn't feeling incredibly uncomfortable with the violence, I was bored and kept tuning out. It didn't hold my interest at all. The only bit in this book I enjoyed was the bet over Buck breaking the sled. Why that bit? Well, it's suspenseful, and the only thing on the line is money, when all throughout the rest of the book it's been animal welfare on the line.
I dont even like dogs very much, so there wasn't much there for me to begin with.
In my humble opinion, this book was dreadful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Violence