White Fang

Whatever computer program was used to create this ebook FAILED and I'm sure Jack London is rolling over in his grave at the supreme massacre of his work. My son and I read a chapter every night before bed - we're half way through and I STILL stumble over some of the combinations of words. I've attached a picture to this review and for the record I simply opened up my Kindle to the page we're actually on and snapped it. I didn't try to search for a particularly bad page. It's like this throughout. Unlessof course youdon't mind readingbooks when they're typedlike this...

Great Jack London book----if you like this book you will also want to read the following true life classic books on dogs in the wild north:1  My Dogs in the Northland (1902) (With active table of contents) 2  The Wild Northland, Being the Story of a Winter Journey: With Dogs, Across Northern North America (1922) 3  A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast: A Narrative of a Journey with Dog-sleds Around the Entire Arctic Coast of Alaska (1920) 4  By Eskimo Dog-sled and Kayak (1919) 5  Peace River: A Canoe Voyage from Hudson's Bay to Pacific by the Late Sir George Simpson ... in 1828 6  The Book of Jack London, Volumes I & II (1921) 7  The Great Fur Land Or, Sketches of Life in the Hudson's Bay Territory (1879) (With active table of contents) 8  My Life with the Eskimo (1913) 9  My Arctic Journal: A Year Among Ice-fields and Eskimos (1894) 10  Mad Rush for Gold in Frozen North (1914) (Linked Contents)

If you are expecting this version to be illustrated (as it states clearly in the item name) DO NOT BUY! There is not a single illustration in the entire 202 pages of the book. I was planning on using this book as a read aloud with illustrations to share with my class and am so disappointed that there are no illustrations, which was the only reason I chose to purchase this book. I have requested a refund.

Probably one of Jack London's most famous works, second only to "Call of the Wild," "White Fang" is, in many ways, both similar and opposite to "Call of the Wild." Both stories take place (mostly) in Canada's far north, and both show the capacity for both cruelty and kindness that exists in humankind. But while "Call of the Wild" is about a dog who is driven to embrace his inner wolf by the circumstances of its life, "White Fang" is instead about a wolf who finds his life shaped by the various men he encounters. And it's an often-brutal but thrilling and even beautiful story.White Fang, the sole survivor of his litter and three-quarters wolf (his mother was half-wolf and half-dog), is accustomed to a life in the wild... so when he and his mother are captured by a Native American called Grey Beaver when he's still a pup, his first instinct is to flee. But he soon learns that trying to escape his new master means a beating, and so he reluctantly stays with Grey Beaver's camp. What follows is a brutal education in learning humanity's ways, trying to survive the bullying of the other dogs in the camp, and carving out his own lonely niche in the pack hierarchy. And as he grows up and his ownership changes hands, he learns that the only way to survive is to be as vicious and hard as the men who own him. But when a sympathetic dog musher buys him, can a kind heart and hands make up for years of cruel conditioning?London's writing can come across as a bit stodgy and slow in comparison to modern-day writing, but I find that it can be both thrilling and thoughtful. He describes the Canadian wilderness with great care, showing both its beauty and its ferocity, and does the same with both the animals and the people who inhabit it. And he's quick to point out how such a wilderness can harden both men and animals to a terrible degree... but that a capacity for kindness still exists regardless.The one thing that DOES make the writing a bit uncomfortable is some inherent racism (White Fang thinks of white men as being superior to Native Americans), but I take this more as a sign of the times in which the book was written than anything else. Also, if animal cruelty is a difficult subject for you, take care reading this book -- it doesn't shy away from the beatings, starvation, and other atrocities mankind can and does inflict on the animals it takes into its care. But it also shows how a kind and understanding soul can mend some of this damage, and go a great length towards making an animal's life better.A great companion read to "Call of the Wild," "White Fang" can be a gut-wrenching read, especially if you're an animal lover and can't stand animal cruelty of any sort in a book. But it's an affecting book nonetheless, and shows just how much a harsh or a kind hand can shape any creature... even a human.

Part dog and part wolf, White Fang is, along with his mother Kiche, the sole survivor of his pack. When he and Kiche are taken in by an Indian tribe, White Fang begins a journey from Wild to Domesticated that is long, arduous, and painful.White Fang by Jack London is a companion to London’s Call of the Wild, told mostly from the animal’s point of view. This reissue of a London classic has some editorial revisions, according to the publishers, but retains the author’s voice and ability to portray the untamed frontier of his day. For a reader who wants to be introduced, or as in my case, reintroduced, to a classical American literary figure, this book is an excellent jumping off point. The characters, though animal, are portrayed in terms that humans can understand, but without ‘humanizing’ them.This book shows why Jack London was one of the most regarded authors of his time. I received a free copy of this book, and without hesitation, give it five stars.

Very disappointed and will be returning. The layout is just awful. Crowded text, no indentation, and not even any age numbers?!! I purchased this printing as it was advertised as "illustrated", and felt my son would enjoy having some pictures while reading this excellent story (a favorite from my own youth). There are approximately eight illustrations in the book, and they all appear to be of very poor quality - almost look like photocopies. I don't know who typeset this edition or why they made the offputting choices they did, but I highly recommend purchasing a standard regular publishing house edition instead.

This was my favoutite book as a boy and I thought I would read it again. I duly downloaded to my Amazon Kindle and opened the book to read. At first I couldn't undertand why I was having problems understanding what I was reading until it gradually dawned on me that the book had been printed with addition words, symbols and even figures inserted in the text, that in places just made nonsense of the story. I finally gave up and dumped the book. I succesfully downloaded another edition in correct format later. Avoid this edition it's rubbish.

This was a set reading book when I was at school and it traumatised me. I couldn't bear to read the descriptions of animal cruelty, admittedly being seen through the eyes of the half wolf/half dog White Fang. I have no idea what possessed me to read this now I'm old but it still upset me, I had even forgotten how much the ending distressed me. I am sure folks will tell me it is well written and written by someone who knows animals and the time it was set (the late 19th century I think), but I will never again put myself through the trauma of reading those descriptions of animal cruelty.

After the first few chapters I was tempted to give up on this as it just wasn't interesting to me, but in the end I'm happy I willed myself through. I went in to this book somewhat blind and wasn't sure what to expect. From reading the first few chapters I was expecting something like the movie "The Grey" but then the book transitioned from a human POV to the wolves POV before finally settling and focusing on one wolf in particular. You then follow the story of this wolf; From the struggles he faced as a puppy alongside his mother, to the sheer brutality he experienced at the hands of the "Gods".Overall I'd say it was enjoyable but it's not something I can see myself re-reading or recommending to friends.

I first read this book for English class when I was in school in Canada. My book review of it was highly praised by my English class teacher, I was her favourite student, I have read others by Jack London but always come back to White Fang.High adventure, suspense and fantastic descriptions of the terrain. This is a must read for young and old alike.

I have been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember. I was given a copy of "White Fang" when I was about eight, i.e. about 60 years ago, as a prize (for English?) in primary school. Getting this prize was, I believe, a major cause of my appetite for books. Over the years, the prize itself and my memory of most of its contents had disappeared. I could remember only that the book was about a wild dog/wolf, and that I had read it many times and absolutely loved it. Late in 2010 I was given a Kindle. While I explored how to use it, I looked at Amazon's list of the top 100 free books for the Kindle. The list included many classics, "White Fang" being one of them. I downloaded it, expecting to find it to be just a childrens' book. Boy, was I wrong! Although now a pensioner instead of a small boy, I still loved it. What an illustration of the power of good writing! I do not doubt that this century old book will be just as good a read for an eight year old (or a 68 year old) in another 100 years.