I am so glad I read The Call of the Wild by Jack London

 

 

 

The Call of the Wild

By Jack London

 

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This book was brilliant. It is about a much-loved family pet that is stolen to pay off a gambling debt. He is eventually trained as a sleigh dog. He is eventually freed of his torment and is nursed back to health. But he is continuously torn between the human world and the call of the wild.

 

This was a wonderfully moving story. At times the narrative was harrowing, but that only made me love this beautiful dog all the more.

 

This is the kind of book that I would happily read again and again.

 

I picked up my copy of this book at Waterstones.

It would have been the best of times if it had not been so long - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

 

 

 

A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens 

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Have you seen those lists - you know the ones where you have to say how many Classical Novels you have read? Well, I have not read very many. Actually, I have not read any, but during lockdown, I decided that this is something that I must remedy, so I started with A Tale of Two Cities. 

The plot is really simple. There are two men who look exactly alike, but one is a drunk lawyer, and the other is a french aristocrat in exile, and they are both in love with the same woman. Obviously, she chooses the aristocratic. And The French Revolution happened!

The story is deceptively simple, but oh my word, this book was long, and Dickens, I am afraid to say, is something of a rambler. His sentences just go on and on and on. Honestly, I nearly fell asleep when I was reading this book. Although I appreciate that many people love this author, I am afraid for me, I won't be reading any more of his books.

 

I picked my copy up at Waterstones.