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Call of the Wild and White Fang
Call of the Wild and White Fang | Jack London
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Jack London s two most beloved tales of survival in Alaska were inspired by his experiences in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. Both novels grippingly dramatize the harshness of the natural world and what lies beneath the thin veneer of human civilization. The canine hero of The Call of the Wild is Buck, a pampered pet in California who is stolen and forced to be a sled dog in the Alaskan wilderness. There he suffers from the brutal extremes of nature and equally brutal treatment by a series of masters, until he learns to heed his long-buried instincts and turn his back on civilization. White Fang charts the reverse journey, as a fierce wolf-dog hybrid born in the wild is eventually tamed. White Fang is adopted as a cub by a band of Indians, but when their dogs reject him he grows up violent, defensive, and dangerous. Traded to a man who stages fights, he is forced to face dogs, wolves, and lynxes in gruesome battles to the death, until he is rescued by a gold miner who sets out to earn his trust."
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Bigcountry15
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The Call of the Wild is the story of Buck, a tame dog, who is sold into the Northland during the Klondike gold rush. It is a short, compact, enjoyable story. White Fang is the story of a wolf who comes to tolerate man. I agree with most other reviews that prefer Call to White Fang. The first half of White Fang is just too slow. It only picks up about half way through when White Fang runs into Beauty Smith. Then it's a fast-paced romp.

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coxoxoco
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They're like, the same book, but flipped. I prefer the born wild, is broken, fights hard, becomes a pet and is loved version of as to the born and loved in captivity, stolen, worked hard and then finding freedom. Which, is odd cause most prefer COTW right?

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intothehallofbooks
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Panpan

I have tried and tried to read this with my kids, but alas. I don‘t typically connect with books that have animals as lead characters. I just don‘t.

This is my daughter‘s FAVORITE.

I respect the heck out of this story and Jack London. I do!! And I love this time period-1800‘s, Gold Rush, etc. But after two weeks of this (excellently narrated) audio, I‘m only an hour into it. I‘ve also tried with print and ebook. I just can‘t keep going.

Tamra You gave it the college try! I haven‘t read it either. 5y
intothehallofbooks @Tamra You might love it!! I always feel bad when I have an unsuccessful readalong with my kids! 5y
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astro_chica
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Easy read and such a good story. Had to re read this while waiting on my library pick up 😄

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CampbellTaraL
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📑 Leviathan Wakes
✍️ Jack London
📽️ A League of Their Own
🍽️ Lemon Cheesecake

#manicmonday
#letterL
@JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 💜 6y
ShananigansReads A League of Their Own is such a good movie! 6y
britt_brooke I chose A League of Their Own, too. I love that movie! 6y
CampbellTaraL @Bookjunkie57 @britt_brooke Yes! One of those perfect timeless classics. 💛 6y
HOTPock3tt A league of their own!! ♥️🎉🙌🏽 @taraWritesSci @britt_brooke 6y
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Mehso-so

I would definitely recommend these books to anyone who likes animals or enjoys classics.

Please read my full review here:
TamaraTheReadingMermaid.weebly.com

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erzascarletbookgasm
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AMVP
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#junetunz day 2 - #wolves

I read White Fang for school in a cabin in the mountains on a church youth trip. I'm not saying there's an ideal way to read any given book, but that was certainly one of them.

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MiqueMarie
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My #goodreadsgiveaway came in the mail today! It's a beautiful clothbound copy. I love it!

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GypsyKat
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Dog eared pages is another one of my book pet peeves. This is my husband's book, so I try not to let it bother me. 😉 #marchintoreading #bookishpetpeeve #dogear @RealLifeReading

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