Love this book!!!! Wich is sorta strange because I love animals. Really sad and at parts violent.

The dogs in this book are treated horribly and killed in this book. Not to mention people are murdered by Indians.

That being said, the Chucky series was actually enjoyable and this was just a bunch of creepy trash. I had to read Call Of The Wild a few months ago for English (I'm in 8th grade). I consider myself a pretty tough girl-- I do martial arts, I'm a horror movie fan. Yet this book made me want to throw up: I literally felt queasy reading it. This book doesn't carry any positive message, it instead glorifies the bloodshed and brutality of the wild. A dog dies in almost every chapter, the owners are abusive (except for John Thornton, who becomes a friend of the dogs, but of course he dies towards the end of the book). If you don't have to read this in school, consider yourself lucky. It's a disturbing book that should be avoided-- ESPECIALLY if you love animals, like me.

I love this book. One of my favorites. Really sad, though.

I surprisingly loved The Call of the Wild. Prior to reading the book, I knew it was a classic, but I wasn't sure if it would be an interesting read or not. Some of the scenes are a little violent for kids under twelve, and often dogs are getting beat up by their owners. Dogs kill each other, and are often neglected. Buck is a very strong dog, and his character and personality I think changes as the novel goes on.