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The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild | Jack London
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TheBookHippie
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batsy Been meaning to read this for years but putting it off because I'm such a baby about sad animal stories... 3mo
TheBookHippie @batsy 🙃 I get it! It‘s required reading but I don‘t read it until my kids had to. 3mo
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dabbe
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AnnCrystal 💝. Been wanting to visit the Jack London's estate up in Central/Northern California. It seems a beautiful place. 🐺📚🐺. 3mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal That would be incredible, wouldn't it? 🤩 3mo
AnnCrystal @dabbe absolutely incredible 😉👍.

The funny thing, we learned about the Jack London park after we stopped really going on our northern vacations. My mom and brother were both born in Sacramento, CA. I spent my childhood visiting the area at least once a year 💝.

We spent most of our time in Tahoe, at the Old Ponderosa Ranch (Bonanza TVshow) recreation park. Wish that place was still open. Oh, wonderful times 🤠💝.

Really need to make the trip!
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dabbe @AnnCrystal It's been a LONG time since I've been up that way as well. It's so beautiful and peaceful up there! 🖤💙🖤 3mo
Eggs Sounds wonderful! 3mo
AnnCrystal @dabbe and @Eggs. Truly Beautiful, Peaceful, and Wonderful. Oh, I miss the lake in Tahoe...

No wonder Jack London chose Northern California to settle himself, one of those places where the atmosphere is incredibly inspiring.
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Tito_the_Incognito
Call of the Wild | Jack London
Mehso-so

I was going to give this book a thumbs up mainly for nostalgia‘s sake and because I found it a riveting read as a junior high kid, but I doubt that I‘d be able to bear reading it now due to the heart-wrenching suffering those poor sled dogs endure. In fact, maybe I‘m more traumatized than anything else because I still remember the fate of some in particular like poor Curly, Billee, Dave. It‘s a well written book but rather unsettling to read.

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Cosmos_Moon
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Mehso-so

This is another one my son has to read for English this year, so decided to read, too. I give it a “meh”. I wasn‘t really into the storyline, and felt bad for Buck.

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Saknicole
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Jack London‘s Cabin in Dawson City, YT 🇨🇦 This one was moved from down Henderson‘s Creek into Dawson. Additionally, its original logs were split with a twin cabin in Oakland, California.

Home from out road trip to Dawson. I loved learning more about the literary history of my Klondike favorites.

#yukon #klondikewriters #klondikegoldrush #roadtrip #Canada

Blueberry I've been to the Jack London State Park a number of times in Glen Ellen, CA where the ruins of the Wolf House are and where he was buried. He was only 40 yrs old when he died! He had very bad health but he sure did a lot in his short life. 9mo
Blueberry I think you just inspired me to read another of his books. 9mo
Saknicole @Blueberry yes! Always time for some London reading. I‘ve been in such the mood too. 9mo
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Jenken1998
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Panpan

I never had to read this when i was younger. Im glad i didn't. I never would have survived the animal abuse. It made my stomach turn.

mjtwo Agree. It is quite brutal. 11mo
LazyLibrary Omg forever triggered for sure! I did have to read this! 11mo
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VioletMoonBooks
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Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.
#TheCallOfTheWild #JackLondon #firstline #openingline #book #books #booklist #booklust #booklove #booklover #booklovers #bookloversunite #Classics #Fiction #Adventure #YoungAdult #Animals #HistoricalFiction #Literature #School #Novels 💝💝💝

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Bklover
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Mehso-so

I read this as a teen and I remember enjoying it, but not much else. I decided to read it for this month‘s #tbrdeckofcards, and to be honest it didn‘t age well. I was overwhelmed by the animal torture and actually kept reading just to try to get to a point where I would begin to feel better, but I think I‘m just too old for this one. I kept thinking “I LIKED this?!?”

Coffeymuse I hate when books aren't what you remembered. Thanks for playing this month, though! Hopefully next month will be better! 13mo
Bklover I‘m still glad I read it! Sometimes I comment on somebody‘s post that I‘d read whatever book they‘re talking about and that I loved it. I need to be careful when it‘s a book I read 40 years ago. I used to LOVE The Thorn Birds and tried to reread a while back and couldn‘t get through the first 50 pages. 🙄😉😅 13mo
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VioletMoonBooks
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BookDadGirlDad Love Call of the wild! (And Snoopy) 1y
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TheKidUpstairs
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#OnThisDay in 1897 the Klondike gold rush had captured the hearts and dreams of countless men and women, and a group embarked from California to try their luck in the north. Among them was 21 year old Jack London. He never did find the precious metal, but you could say he still struck gold. What he found were stories, and those stories made him a household name synonymous with adventure in the Yukon. #HistoryGetsLIT

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janeycanuck
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Panpan

This did not age well.

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MaleficentBookDragon
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#LibrarySale #Bookhaul
All for $6.50. You can‘t beat that.

Leftcoastzen Nice haul! 2y
Leftcoastzen I‘m sure if I knitted , there would be 😭 tears.😁 2y
BethM Knitting without tears 😂 2y
Cosmos_Moon I LOVE library sales! 5mo
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IselaKay
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I had to read this book when I was either in middle school or high school, but didn‘t really remember anything about it. My boyfriend wanted to listen to a short audiobook on our way back from a short out of state road trip, so we decided on this.

It was pretty good, I liked both the story and the author‘s writing style.

(An aside: I‘ve now visited 14 out of the 50 states)

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freeatlast1137
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Pickpick

I needed a break from long novels.

A tale of a dog named Buck who moves from California to the cold of the Yukon and his little adventures to becoming wild.

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Addison_Reads
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#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs #Mountain

I can remember buying this Apple Classic edition at a school book fair. When I read it, I was transported and fell in love with the setting and Buck. 🐶 Several movies have been made based on this timeless tale, but my favorite is the 93 version with Rick Schroder.

Eggs Thanks for the movie recommendation! 2y
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But he is not always alone. When the long winter nights come on and the wolves follow their meat into the lower valleys, he may be seen running at the head of the pack through the pale moonlight or glimmering borealis, leaping gigantic above his fellows, his great throat a-bellow as he sings a song of the younger world, which is the song of the pack.
#TheCallOfTheWild #JackLondon #lastline #closingline #Classics #Fiction #Adventure #YoungAdult 💟

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Rachiiebookdragon
The Call of the Wild | Jack London
Mehso-so

It was ok.. not a classics fan at all but read for a reading challenge. Read for #HeyReaderathon and #spoopathon 3.5/5

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alexreads
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This was a fantastic book and I wish there was more! I enjoyed reading from Buck's point of view and Landon did a great job of not making it sound like an actual animal was writing about survival. It wasn't cheesy like most animal point of view books are but realistic! Landon's figurative word choice of “the call“ made me almost jealous of Buck because I want to experience that call; whether it be the wild or just everyday life around me.

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Ast_Arslan
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
#JulyJourneys

Day 1 - #Canadaday

This one of the most beautiful book I ever read that it's set in Canada 🇨🇦❤

Eggs Beautiful 🤗🇨🇦👏🏻 3y
TheNeverendingTBR Really liked this one 👌 3y
Ast_Arslan @TheNeverendingTBR it's so good!! 🤩🤩 3y
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Eggs Well played!👏🏻📚🇨🇦 3y
SusanLee @Eggs 🙏🏻😅 3y
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DarkMina
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Eggs Beautiful cover 👏🏻🇨🇦📚 3y
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DarkMina
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#ThoughtfulThursday

1. I have read the first four books in The Vampire Chronicles several times. (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned and Tale of the Body Thief)

2. It can be sometimes.

Wanna play? @mandarchy @DaveGreen7777 @Susanita @Seekingtardis @Milara @StuckOnChapter13 @Cosmos_Moon

DaveGreen7777 Thank you for the tag! 🙂 3y
DarkMina @DaveGreen7777 & @Milara You‘re welcome! 3y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 📚☺️🌿 3y
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This is another beautiful word cloud classics edition. I‘ve wanted to read The Call of the Wild for a while now, the recent movie just made me want to read it more. This edition, along with additional stories really has me excited to read this.
#JackLondon #TheCallOfTheWild #WordCloudClassics

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ElleMNOpe
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Mehso-so

A rough read with more animal cruelty/violence than I expected from a middle grade. It was gut-wrenching even though it is relatively short & quick paced. I had to read it in small sections & then step away for a while. The writing was good & the book is worth the read, but I felt that it needed to be fleshed out a little more. I see value in the read & there is an appropriate audience, but it wasn't for me. Do not recommend for sensitive readers.

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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Audio Cleaning 🎧🐺

Come-read-with-me I bet he gives a great performance on this story! 3y
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Sharpeipup
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Thanks @RamsFan1963 for the tag!
1. Job applications
2. Yogurt, berries, and granola
3. Early morning
#motivationalmonday @Cupcake12

Cupcake12 Thanks for playing 👍🏻 Have a great week x 3y
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OriginalCyn620
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I honestly couldn‘t remember if I read this as a kid. Turns out, I hadn‘t. While I did not care for the mistreatment of Buck and the other dogs (I cringed several times), it was a good story. Very action-packed. And the narrator did a fantastic job!

I used a free space on my #bookspinbingo card. This was my choice for #pop21 #setmostlyorentirelyoutdoors

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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maich
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An old classic but first read for me. I loved this story and Buck. I also watched the movie which release in 2020 and liked both.
#12booksof2020 #ShareTheLove @Andrew65 #thecallofthewild #jacklondon #slovenianedition #yaclassic #classic

Andrew65 A true classic. 3y
maich @Andrew65 ❤❤❤ 3y
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Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.
#TheCallOfTheWild #JackLondon #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookloot #booklist #booklust #booklove #booklover #booklovers #bookloversunite #bookz #bookzesty #bookzilla #bookzine #bookzone #Classics #Fiction #Adventure #YoungAdult ❣️

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MeganLindell
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Panpan

⭐️⭐️

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La_Cori
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Next up, on #SerialReader

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ElizaMarie
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Pickpick

So this was a super cute book. I am really thought I had read it before but I think I had read White Fang and got them confused in my head. Or I read this way too long ago that I forgot a lot about it. Anyway Buck reminds me of our Maverick. Super smart, gorgeous but.. sometimes a bit wild!

TheAromaofBooks I think I just fell in love with Maverick! I'm a total sucker for dog freckles! 😂 4y
ElizaMarie @TheAromaofBooks he is adorable! But such a pain in the butt! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Sounds like his name fits, then!! 4y
Bookworm54 He‘s so cute! All your pets are though :D 4y
ElizaMarie @Bookworm54 Awe thanks! 4y
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ElizaMarie
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Another one down! I didn't get a bingo with this one. I need one more book for a mother bingo but.. I don't know if I will finish it in time. I might try for it!

#BookSpinBingo
@TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks So close!!! 4y
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ElizaMarie
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I am assuming this one won some awards! Its such a great classic. I am so surprised how I hadn't read this one before. But I am glad I finally did!

#TBRCrewBingo
@jessinikkip , @jb72 , @AkashaVampie , @AsYouWish , @AnansiGirl , @Catherine_Willoughby , @MissAimz_55 , @cortg

Cortg Sadly, I don‘t think the book won any awards! I should revisit that one. I read it in like 5th grade ❤️ 4y
ElizaMarie @Cortg Wow! Thats awful! It just seemed like it would have been an award winning classic! 4y
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ElizaMarie
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And it‘s already breaking my heart 😥

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ElizaMarie
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So I had thought I read this but I had gotten it mixed up with White Fang. Anyway started this beautiful kindle illustrated version of this one this morning while enjoying my “me time” before clocking in :)

TheNeverendingTBR Loved it!! 💫 4y
Chab256 My kids and I loved the movie! 4y
ElizaMarie @Chab256 I wonder if it‘s streaming some where (edited) 4y
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Bookwormjillk
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1) 90% of the time
2) I really loved what they did with The Martian
3) This technically is already out but all the theaters closed before we could see it

BookmarkTavern I agree, The Martian was excellent! Thanks for sharing! 4y
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Neesay
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He must master or be mastered; while to show mecy was a weakness. Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death. Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, was the law; and this mandate, down out of the depths of Time, he obeyed.

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UwannaPublishme
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Pickpick

Sneaking in the last minute to proclaim my first Bingo!🎉Since I enjoyed the newest film-despite the CGI dog-I had to read this thrilling classic. It‘s my first Jack London book & I‘m impressed. His descriptive naturalist writing style was breathtaking. Also, London was strikingly handsome😍, full of laughter, a fierce animal activist & always up for adventure. I‘ll gladly invite him back into my reading life.😉
@TheAromaofBooks
#BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks YAY BINGO!!!!! 4y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘m glad to hear the movie was decent, I am very leery of the CGI dog. 😅 4y
UwannaPublishme @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm It‘s definitely worth watching. Plus we got it on Redbox for a $1. 😊👍🏻 4y
UwannaPublishme @rubyslippersreads This sounds so good! Stacked! Thank you 🤗❤️ 4y
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AshleyHoss820
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Once upon a time, my Great-Grandma bought a set of the Great Illustrated Classics and she split them up between me and my cousins. This is among the books I received. I feel like, based on some of the reviews I‘m seeing, this was the best version to read because it was an absolute delight to read about Buck and his many adventures! Now I wanna get my hands on the rest of this GIC collection for my Zoey! 177/1,001 #1001Books #RoryGilmoreChallenge

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AdamCaron
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Pickpick

Amazing. Great read. Adventure, dogs,

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fredamans
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Pickpick

Wow!
I went through so many emotions while listening to this audiobook.
I now know why this is such an acclaimed classic story.
It's brilliant!
Now I look forward to seeing the film. I have heard mixed reviews but love drawing my own conclusions. I suggest you forget whatever you may or may not have heard and do the same for yourself.

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