Book Review of The Call of the Wild.

     The book The Call of the Wild the most intriguing book I have read in a while. This book was very interesting to me because I got to see through a sled dogs point of view. This book was one that I just couldn't put down. I think it was because it was about sled dogs and what they really go through everyday. The pain, pride, and determination, all the things that it takes to make an Alpha had me wondering who had it and who didn't throughout the book.
     The life lesson of this book in my opinion is always stay strong, never give up on yourself, or others that help you out through life. I say this because Buck should us how strong willed and determined he was when Jack London described the formidable fight between Buck and another dog, Spitz. Buck was so tired but he knew he couldn't give up and give Spitz what he wanted most, to keep his place as Alpha. I loved how Jack London seemed to know exactly what dogs were thinking and that he knew exactly what Buck and the other sled dogs go through. It was like he could read their minds. Jack London's voice within the book is very steady. never to fast, never to slow. He seemed to stay confident about what Buck and the others were going through. I enjoyed every character that was in the book, well mostly. The only one I had a problem with was Spitz, but he had what was coming to him. There was a great combination of dogs, sweet, well natured, rugged, and there was two determined Alphas that seemed to butt heads. I despise Spitz so much because of the way he treated the other dogs. He treated them with disrespect. If a dog is alpha yes he should be strict, but he shouldn't disrespect them just to do it. The setting affected the characters in a bad way. The cold weather made the dogs feet so sore, also they struggled to survive during their journeys because of lack of food. I can compare this to cheer leading. All of us want to be captian, but only one has the leadership to do it, and we all have to fight for our own chance, just like Buck and Spitz had to.
     I would recommend this book to any outdoorsy type of person, or someone that seems to be touched by animals going through heck. This book was honestly pretty amazing and I would not mind reading another Jack London book.