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Title: Call of the Wild (Troll Illustrated Classics) by Jack London, Earle Hitchner, Marie De John ISBN: 0-8167-1863-6 Publisher: Troll Assoc (Lib) Pub. Date: July, 1990 Format: School & Library Binding List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.79 (279 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: WELL WRITTEN BUT CAN BE BORING AT TIMES
Comment: Jack London's allegory The Call of the Wild was written about a spoild well-treated dog exposed to the misery of the bitter-cold Yukon. Buck has the emotions and thoughts of a human yet the physical shape of a St. Bernard. Buck began as a domestic pet and became an agressive, life threatening wolf. This story tells the way of a dog life but through a human perspective. Jack London explains the agony of abuse through brutal beatings and shows the pleasure of love through the positive environment created by John Thorton. I believe this book was written in a creative point-of-view and is descriptive to of how life in the horrible Yukon would be. Buck learns "the law of club and fang(p.8)" in chapter two when his friendly companion is viciously murdered. This book is a story about how much an individual can change by being exposed to a negative environment and treated poorly, devolving a friendly pet to a fierce warrior.

Rating: 5
Summary: Exhilerating adventure story, for lovers of animals.
Comment: I first read The Call of the Wild when I was 11, and it had a profound effect on me. I loved the story, the adventure, the romance of the wilderness, and the themes of hope and the struggle for survival in the wilds of Alaska.

The book is mainly written for the young, but adults will find something refreshing, true to life, and escapist in the book.

Set in the goldrush days of the late 1800s to early 1900s, it is the story of a stolen dog (Bucks') experiences in the Alaskan wilderness, and his struggle for survival and for dominance amongst the huskies and half-breeds of the sled dogs in the extremes of the northern wilderness. The story is harrowing, but ultimately delightful, encouraging young readers to imagine, to feel, and to be inspired to search for adventure and meaning.

Another book by Jack London is White Fang, which is very similar, so those who like this book might consider reading this also.

Recommended for those who like dogs and dog adventure stories, the Alaskan wilderness, the goldrush days, and those with a spirit of adventure-especially the young, but also the young in spirit.

Rating: 5
Summary: THE CALL OF THE WILD
Comment: The Call of the Wild is a wonderful book. The setting is in the far North. This book is realistic fiction. The three main characters are Buck, Francois, and Perrault. Buck is a St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd. Francois and Perrault are Canadian officials who train Buck to be a sled-dog.
A good part of this book is when Buck is kidnapped by a man named Manuel. Manuel is a cruel man who steals dogs for a living. He stole Buck for a man called Morgan. Morgan beats Buck with a club for a long time before Buck finally settles down.
I liked this book because I like dogs and it teaches you a lot about the North. I encourage kids to read this book.