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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I thought this was a really good story of a fantastic villain.
Two things I wanted to do with this book:
1. I wanted to figure out if every crew member of "The Ghost" was named. London tells you how many sailors there are, and names a lot of them, but I kept wondering if, like the Right Fielder in the Abbott & Costello routine "Who's on First," any of them went unnamed.
2. The story takes a hard turn around 2/3rds of the way through and it becomes less of a "grotesque crew on a sailing vessel" but more of a straight up "castaway story." And I have a love/hate relationship to castaway stories. Fortunately this one wasn't a bad one.
Wolf Larson is a terror: an amoral beast that the protagonist is fascinated with. There are times where it is almost embarrassingly homoerotic. I think London knew that, which is why he threw in a female to keep the plot moving.
A really good sea story.
Two things I wanted to do with this book:
1. I wanted to figure out if every crew member of "The Ghost" was named. London tells you how many sailors there are, and names a lot of them, but I kept wondering if, like the Right Fielder in the Abbott & Costello routine "Who's on First," any of them went unnamed.
2. The story takes a hard turn around 2/3rds of the way through and it becomes less of a "grotesque crew on a sailing vessel" but more of a straight up "castaway story." And I have a love/hate relationship to castaway stories. Fortunately this one wasn't a bad one.
Wolf Larson is a terror: an amoral beast that the protagonist is fascinated with. There are times where it is almost embarrassingly homoerotic. I think London knew that, which is why he threw in a female to keep the plot moving.
A really good sea story.
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Can't really write a review yet. Still mulling the ending.
This is certainly one of the best novels I've ever read.
This is certainly one of the best novels I've ever read.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The sea wolf by Jack London is a narrative story of a savage brute yet intellectual ship captain named Wolf Larsen. It seems London operates between simplicity and complexity in his characters. We follow the story of a GENTLEman named Humphrey Van Weyden who hasn’t worked a day in his life and how he survives on Wolf Larsen’s boat. The characters are wild showcasing violence and brutality in their dealings, but yet they are not just savages but men with stories, feelings, and personalities. I felt compelled to keep reading in order to learn more about how each would interact with each other given the unpredictable sea life. In terms of plot, there is none really as the climax of the story is nothing to get exited about generally. However, the character development is what kept me reading.
What an odyssey ! This book is grand. It is going right into my top 2 favorite books ever. The first one being Moby Dick.
The writing is astonishing. The story is great and the characters, all the characters are complexed and well written. I was surprised how the author managed to insert such deep thoughts about humanity, the soul, religion, Good and Bad, what makes a human a human being,....
Essential to read.
The writing is astonishing. The story is great and the characters, all the characters are complexed and well written. I was surprised how the author managed to insert such deep thoughts about humanity, the soul, religion, Good and Bad, what makes a human a human being,....
Essential to read.
An adventure stcry, a parable on the nature of Man, a philosophical text. Didn't need the love interest. It was enough to have the relationship of the 2 men and their violent differences and violent similarities.