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She was even pleased. This was her day — and it came not often — when manes bristled, and fang smote fang or ripped and tore the yielding flesh, all for the possession of her. I really loved White Fang , despite whatever he got up to because you as the reader were allowed to enter into his reasoning mind. That was so clever of the author and I often had tears to my eyes in parts and even a lump in my throat. One of those occasions showed White Fang , barking for the first time.

And what an incredible mix of individuals who blend in so well within the fabric of this book: The evil ones such as the Indian Gray Beaver, and Beauty Smith, who trained dogs to kill in blood sports versus the good individuals such as Judge Scott, Weedon Scott and his wife Alice and Matt, the dog-musher. I defy anyone who will not be overwhelmed with the brilliance of this book by London.

Nevertheless, he counters this by also demonstrating kindness and loyalty. There was a sensational section with a man bent on revenge, to name but one of the different wonderful sections of this book and in several other cases, the men and women who came to realize the worth of White Fang.

In conclusion, this is one of those books that has to be read. View all 25 comments. I first read White Fang around the age of eleven or twelve. I think that's about right, but I'm not exactly certain. That first book, about a dog who's stolen and put into a life of hardship, would have been my favorite of the two at the time. It remains so, but the gap between them is not so wide now.

What I don't recall realizing as a kid was how these two books, one about a dog, the other about a I first read White Fang around the age of eleven or twelve. What I don't recall realizing as a kid was how these two books, one about a dog, the other about a wolf, are stories told in reverse of one another.

White Fang is so named by the Alaskan Indians who take him, a similarity to Buck's fate, but Fang is only a cub at the time. His life is only the way of fighting from it's beginning. And in theory White Fang's path in life crosses Buck's here, going in separate directions. To this point he had never truly found trust in a man, until one comes along who can show him the way. View all 21 comments. My second book by Jack London.

As a kid, I watched Disney's movie with Ethan Hawke and loved every second of it. The majesty of the nature scenes, the thrilling albeit tragic life of the wolf the German title of the story is "Wolf's Blood". Since I keep working my way through a wide range of classics, Jack London was not to be missed and his books were really perfect for winter incidentally, the weather got really icy every time I picked one of them up.

We follow a she-wolf as she chooses a m My second book by Jack London. We follow a she-wolf as she chooses a mate and has a litter. One of the pups is the titular White Fang. Through his eyes we experience the life among his siblings, famine, encounters first with Natives and then with white humans, dog fights, pain and betrayal but also love and even humour.

Despite the age of London's stories, they address topics that are still relevant today - such as human greed, falsehood, friendship and more.

The author's musings regarding human nature incorporated in this adventure were poignant and mostly accurate I disagree about Beauty Smith not being culpable. I seriously hated most humans here. I can consider the times a story takes place in but animal cruelty is wrong no matter what century. Thus, despite Grey Beaver already having been horrible, Beauty Smith was the worst because he pollutes the already tarnished White Fang! To a certain degree, that made them alike: both had bad pasts full of negative experiences.

The noteable difference, showing that the author also thinks animals are the better people, is how view spoiler [White Fang manages to turn around and lead a good life thanks to his benevolent master in the end hide spoiler ]. Best of all are the nature descriptions. It seems to be Jack London's greatest gift.

The characters are nicely fleshed out and the story is solid and keeps you at the edge of your seat, but it wouldn't work the same way if it weren't for the reader landing smack in the middle of ice and snow in the American North, the wild north full of woods and lynxes and all kinds of other wildlife. Moreover, as mentioned in the previous book I read by him, it shows that he was actually there himself. He knows what the cold feels like, how the different hours of light and dark can have a significant impact on one's mood, what noises keep one on edge the whole time and how one must rely upon one's companions furry and otherwise.

Longing is what this book is all about. Longing for freedom and independence, but also for a place one can call home, longing for companionship and love, longing for the vast wilderness and spirit of nature.

View all 10 comments. Aqsa Haha, thanks : It must be my comment above Dan's that caused a little confusion. Haha, thanks : It must be my comment above Dan's that caused a little confusion. Dan Lutts Aqsa wrote: "Haha, thanks : It must be my comment above Dan's that caused a little confusion. Apr 21, Sara rated it really liked it Shelves: animals , adventure , children-s-literature , classics , gutenberg-download , survival , american , american-classics.

I know why I loved this as a kid. There can be little doubt that Jack London understood the nature of a wild animal and the dangerous life in the Northern climes. The descriptive power I know why I loved this as a kid. The descriptive powers of London made me shiver with the chill of the cold and the fear that must accompany a night spent with a fire being the only thing standing between a man and a hungry wolf pack.

But there is also a feeling of hope, of the possibility of survival, and of the love that a dog, or even a wolf, can offer a man, whether he deserves it or not. View all 18 comments. Shelves: read , own-hardcover , all-the-books-i-own , to-read-again-one-day , years , adventure , reviewed , classics. I can still remember the day I received the hardcover edition of this novel as a christmas present by my grandmother four or five years ago.

At a time when I was still recuperating from the classics thrown at us in school with the pure result of me feeling disgusted by everything which has been published more than one hundred years ago, I decided White Fang to be a piece of literature I'd better not pick up. And so it rested on my book shelf for more than three years before I brought myself to o I can still remember the day I received the hardcover edition of this novel as a christmas present by my grandmother four or five years ago.

And so it rested on my book shelf for more than three years before I brought myself to open it again. The first of altogether five parts turned out to be arduous to read, since I expected an animal's viewpoint, but read a story about two men trying to survive in Canada's wilderness. I finally stopped reading at page forty or so and put it back on my shelves.

Then, one year ago, I returned to "White Fang", telling myself continuously it couldn't be that bad, and exactly at that point where Part Two began, I fell in love with this book.

White Fang's story is told in such a magnificient way, you can't help yourself but root for his wolf, hope for his survival, suffer with him through everything he has to endure. Jack London's novel became one of the first classics I enjoyed, and although some time still had to pass before I would turn my attention towards other classics, it ultimately broke the ice between me and classics, a long lasting antipathy fabricated by my teacher's abilities to kill any interest in reading all those great books out there.

Highly recommended! View all 12 comments. Mar 09, Loretta rated it really liked it Shelves: myreading-challenge , classic. Glad I finally read it though!

One of my all time favorite books. Hard at times, bloody, but if you love the outdoors, and dogs, try it. However as a friend here noted she's just reading it my mind was drawn back to it. As noted below I grew up on a small farm and didn't have access to a lot of novels.

I had 4 my parents had given me as gifts over time and our school had a small library. T One of my all time favorite books. There wasn't a public library nearby. I found this and Call of the Wild in the school library. I would have been about 11 I think. I love dogs. I'd lost a couple of dogs by that time country living was still more of a dose of reality then. White Fang is the story of a young half wolf from his birth on. I read and reread it. Later I bought it and kept it on my shelves.

I may have read the print off a few of its pages. If I "liked" Call of the Wild I loved this book. It is the second novel in my life that I read over and over and I recommend that if you haven't read it you try it. I'm not a dyed in the wool London fan, that said I like many of his outdoor tales even if I don't agree with many of his views. Here I think is a masterful though simple book.

I highly recommend it. Sep 06, Chrissie rated it liked it Shelves: kids , canada , fauna , classics , read. I just finished this and the ending is very, very cute. It bowls you over to such an extent that it feels necessary to calm down and think clearly. I love the ending because it is sweet and definitely overdone and exaggerated and sentimental. You see, because the ending is so sweet and because the earlier sections have been so heartrending, you do not want to think logically.

It is nice to just let your heart overflow with happiness. There is even a touch of humor thrown in at the end. I don't kn I just finished this and the ending is very, very cute. I don't know how to rate this. I do know I love the ending. This is a book good for both kids and adults. The book was first published in , and is considered a classic. I wondered if it would it be one of those classics that is hard to get through. Would the style of writing be antiquated?

No, not in the least. It drags a little bit in the middle, but the beginning is very exciting and at the end you do not want to put it down. I was worried that what we know today about wolves would make what is said here out of date. This is not true either. I was in fact impressed with the accuracy of the knowledge imparted. We see how White Fang, who is one quarter dog and three quarters wolf, sees the world around him, learns how to survive and becomes tame.

I liked how we see the world out through his eyes. The audiobook is narrated by John Lee. I am giving the narration five stars. It is seamlessly performed; you never even stop to think you are being read too. The lines just float into your head. Ok, I love the schmaltzy ending, but it is perhaps important to add that any hybrid is an animal that must be handled with caution.

This doesn't come to the fore in this book. For a kid it could be worth four stars. Jul 04, Paul Falk rated it it was amazing Shelves: action , light-hearted-adventure , animals , fiction. When I was in high school, this book was required reading.

It was one of the first books that I could not put down - a timeless classic. View 2 comments. Jan 09, J. I found the contrast in this book to be a fine compliment to the story of Buck in London's first major success. He eventually leaves the company of man to become the leader of a wolf pack. Then, the huge wolf dog, who has mainly known isolation and fighting in self defense, is thrown into the cruel and brutal world of wagered dog fighting.

Miraculously, White Fang is rescued by a third owner, Wheedon Scott, and he finally comes to know something of the love that was buried deep inside him since he was very young. I also found it interesting that Kiche, White Fang's half wolf mother is described as having a "reddish hue" to her coat. She lived as an alpha female with a wild pack, but perhaps London gives us a clue as to who Kiche's father was. It seems very likely that she was sired by Buck, because of his reddish-brown coat.

In addition, Kiche had lived among the Indian tribes for brief intervals of time, and had come to learn the ways of man. At its core, I really feel that White Fang is a meditation on survival, instinct, learned behavior, and discovery, as witnessed through the actions and perceptions of one intriguing wolf dog.

This book is an integral part of the London library, and his legacy as one of America's finest writers. View all 13 comments. I'm way more than content with the ending. I believe I love this book even more than " The Call of the Wild ". They're both quite opposite really and all too different too.

This book is about White Fang-the wolf dog who only knew the wild until he ventured upon an Indian Camp. We see him grow and accept the various laws of nature and laws of men he learns.

We see true wildness and we see it softened only by love. I hoped it won't end like his other book and was glad to have the end that I kinda ho I'm way more than content with the ending. I hoped it won't end like his other book and was glad to have the end that I kinda hoped for. The writing was picturesque just as usual. It seems too real. You can feel all that he felt and there was nothing unanswered. It was marveling how it unraveled.

What I appreciated most were the first two or three chapters telling us about the Kiche and One Eye and familiarizing us with them. Had those chapters not been there, I don't think the loss of them would have had the effect it had. I confused One Ear with One Eye in the start. Too similar were the names. Once again we were shown the cruelty and severity of man with animals. It hurts how they hurt them and then had in it them to laugh.

And once again we are shown that there comes a time when that beating doesn't amount to much and where nothing can has it effect but love. And what an effect it has! It's another stunning book. The first part was kinda eerie and scary and one can't stop reading, can't wait to see what'll happen next as dog after dog disappeared and the only questions that came to mind was "Who'll be next, and what'll happen when the dogs are gone? It was so real. On the other hand, I was surprised to see One Eye alive and at the front of the pack.

Guess only Bill died that day. How they hunt, how they stay together and what competitions they have among themselves. Then it becomes more than that. We see how a she-wolf tends to her cubs and how she treats their father then.

Jack London's writing is too real, too picturesque and one can't help imagining the wildness of it all. View all 14 comments. Jun 17, Wanda rated it liked it Shelves: read-in , public-library , childrens-books , good-dog. White Fang is like the mirror image of The Call of the Wild.

While The Call of the Wild was about a domestic dog going wild, White Fang is the tale of a predominately wolf becoming domesticated. Oh the changes that our society has been through since these two books were published!

London makes a lot of assumptions. He assumes that European culture is superior to that of Native Americans. He assumes that domestication is superior to being wild it was in Call too, when Buck was owned by John Thornton. He assumes the rightness of the class structure. It was good to read it again in the unabridged version. It is an empathy building book. Apr 01, Werner added it. May 05, Jemima Pett rated it it was ok Shelves: animals , environmental , classic. I opened my ancient copy of this book with the excitement of reading an old friend.

I know I originally read it when I was about 12 or I would not recommend it to anyone under 14 now, and definitely not to anyone with the slightest tendency towards cruelty or bullying.

On this reading I was alternately horrified by the beatings meted out to White Fang and other animals and their justification , and discomforted by the discourse Jack London creates about the intentions, understandings and in I opened my ancient copy of this book with the excitement of reading an old friend. On this reading I was alternately horrified by the beatings meted out to White Fang and other animals and their justification , and discomforted by the discourse Jack London creates about the intentions, understandings and intelligences of the three-parts wolf named White Fang.

This is the story of White Fang and how he came to accept the life of an Indian camp over freedom in the wilds of Alaska and the Yukon. It tells how that life was taken away from him, and how, through trickery of white man to indian, he was turned into a ferocious fighting animal, used as a gambling medium.

And it tells how he was rescued from that life and eventually rehabilitated. I know when I first read this book, life, our culture, was different. Citizen science and social participation were in their infancy, life was full of strict rules of behaviour and it was difficult to imagine anything outside a very humdrum life. The s started the change in all that. So reading Jack London now is a very different experience from reading him in the sixties. My 21st century sensibilities recoil at the ill-treatment of animals, even in the harsh world of the Alaskan tundra forest.

I see so many reports of ill-treatment of animals now, that I fear whatever literature exists to support such actions should not be widely mentioned. Bullying appears to be rife, and this book is full of bullying — of animals.

So much contemporary Middle Grade literature seems to deal with bullying from the perspective of the bullied standing up and overcoming the effects. What White Fang seems to do is glorify it again. Or, if not glorify it, to place it as a natural order of things, since Jack London writes interminably about the law of gods and men, and how animals must take their place in that natural law. I remember doing a course in Environmental Ethics and thinking of how the approach of man to his environment changes according to the fashion at the time, utilisation, mastery, stewardship, harmony, sustainable development.

This is back in the mastery era. Yes, the book finishes [spoiler alert]with White Fang being freed from cruelty and rehabilitated through kindness and care from liberal-minded but tough travellers. I skipped through the part where he went to California, as I seem to remember I always did in the past. It is a superbly written book, but I nearly put it down about two-thirds through.

I had forgotten the sheer brutality of it. I wonder whether I mixed the story up with Call of the Wild. I doubt whether I ever will again. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. What a captivating literary work! I am SO grateful to have read this adventurous novel by Jack London. Beware, some passages are certainly not for the faint hearted! Look who is talking! Nevertheless, nothing compares to the torture he experiences from humankind as a hard-working sled dog or in captivity by Beauty Smith, aka Jim Hall.

Jim is described by an antithesis as he is ugly to his core torturing animals and, unfortunately, born at disadvantage by birth, he is intellectually underdeveloped and mistreated by his surrounding and only tolerated as an errand boy.

Finally, saved by Weedon Scott, White Fang leaves his phase as a fighting dog behind him and shows his new true colours of loyalty and attachment to his owner, who instills him with affection and support. White Fang is now at the peak of his life! This is the passage of the book when I had a smile all over my face. Ultimately, White Fang will survive and the story will end to my utmost satisfaction as a recovered White Fang will fall in awe with his offspring produced with the Collie belonging to the estate of Sierra Viesta.

Nov 05, Alan Cotterell rated it really liked it Shelves: ib , read This was a re read after a very long break since secondary school, when this was required reading. I have to say i don't think it has lost any of its magic. View 1 comment. Oct 24, Miguel rated it liked it Shelves: classics. The story begins before the birth of White Fang, with two men and their team of sled dogs who are traveling to deliver a coffin in a remote village located in the upper Yukon Territory, Canada.

The men, Bill and Henry, are harassed by a large pack of hungry wolves for several days. Finally, after all the dogs have been devoured by the wolves, Bill, in a fit of madness, chases the female wolf that was the leader at the time of the attack. Then, four sleds find Henry trying to escape the wolves; t The story begins before the birth of White Fang, with two men and their team of sled dogs who are traveling to deliver a coffin in a remote village located in the upper Yukon Territory, Canada.

Then, four sleds find Henry trying to escape the wolves; the herd disperses upon hearing the large group of people arriving. The story then centers on the herd, which has had its last prey snatched from it. When the herd manages to hunt and kill a moose, the famine is over; the herd will split and now the story will focus on the female wolf and her companion. Thanks to Audible for making this title free. You guys are doing a truly remarkable thing. Not just for the kids, but for everyone.

Hey everyone! I know I was gone for a long time, but life has been so busy before quarantine - and I was in a reading slump. But now I've stocked up not hoarded on eye drops and some tea, and I'm ready to read a book a day.

Today, the 3rd day of quarantine in South Africa, but the first day in my reading journey in such troubled times. Love you all, stay safe. Apr 28, Daniel Villines rated it it was amazing. It's been many years since I first read White Fang and I have to say that my memories focused on the brightness of the ending rather than the scenes of suffering imparted to such a magnificent creature along the way.

While reading these scenes in my younger days, I probably accepted them with a sense of excitement as opposed to my aged self who now accepts them with severe disgust. With that said, however, there is one element of this book that remains unchanged throughout the years. This book is It's been many years since I first read White Fang and I have to say that my memories focused on the brightness of the ending rather than the scenes of suffering imparted to such a magnificent creature along the way.

This book is real. At every point where the wilds of nature or the evils of man could have been euphemized or made lighter, London rejected that approach and chose to write the brutal truth. As such, White Fang warrants my praise both then and now. Any fictitious novel that brings forth the truths of life, be they exciting, disgusting, or bright, will always be worthy of my sincere admiration.

View all 8 comments. Shelves: favourites , historical , heaven-and-hell , all-the-feels , drama-drama-drama , literary-realism , all-the-good-bois , psychological-ish , thriller , strong-female-characters. Many years ago, as a young girl, during one of my gaming phases, I remember playing Age of Empires II. And I remember how the Aztecs, during their halcyon days succumbed to the power of the Spanish Conquistadors, merely because they thought them Gods.

Gods who carried guns and firepower. Gods who wore armour. Gods that they sacrificed people to pacify. Gods that ultimately caused their destruction. And no, I'm not giving a history lesson; I'm trying to give an analogy. White Fang, a wolf-dog cross, also almost succumbs to his god; Man.

White Fang is the splendidly woven, emotionally scarring tale of the eponymous canine we'll call him a wolf for all intents and purposes, because he's more of a wolf than a dog anyway.

I have read some, not too many, but some books where animals are the protagonists, but what makes White Fang different, is that it is narrated from the perspective of the wolf himself. Filled with lush prose, wonderful imagery, and a rather gripping story, White Fang successfully transports the reader to Canada during the gold rush.

To a land where man ruled, and ruled without consequences. Before we begin the strange and stupendous tale of our wolf, it would be good to acquaint ourselves with his parents, Kiche and One Ear. White Fang, due to circumstances beyond the control of any mortal that we can think of, barely got to know his parents.

He thought of them, of his heritage, his inheritance, but spent little time with them. Kiche was a wonderful mother; loving, caring, affectionate, protective; she even keeps the father away from her cubs, because of the age old myth that he-wolves ate their children. She was gentle, yet firm in her motherhood.

White Fang, likewise respected, and maybe even loved his mother. Of course, as was the scheme of things for him, and especially at the tender age of a few months, he probably did not realise that it was love, but it was.

After having spent the whole day out of his mother's company, and out in the wild, the first thought that White Fang has is that he wanted, at that moment, his mother. And he wanted her more than anything in the world. White Fang respected, even revered her for her admonitions and her laws.

His mother represented power; and as he grew older he felt this power in the sharper admonishment of her paw; while the reproving nudge of her nose gave place to the slash of her fangs. Jack London's immortal tale of courage and survival comes to life amid the breathtaking beauty of the great Alaskan frontier. Ethan Hawke stars as a young man trying to fulfill his father's dying wish to find gold in the treacherous Yukon valley.

His incredible Journey begins when he meets a veteran gold miner who guides young Jack to his father's claim. Along the way, Jack discovers a kindred spirit who will change his life forever a magnificent wolf-dog named White Fang. From the taming of a wolf, to the taming of the wild, he must find the courage to conquer his fears and become a man in this outdoor adventure. Where civilization ends, their journey begins. Did you know Edit. His previous appearance was in The Journey of Natty Gann Gary Winkler 's Alaskan Malamute "Teddy Bear" appeared on the film's poster when it premiered in theaters.

Quotes [about Jack] Skunker : What's he doing? User reviews 39 Review. Top review. White Fang. I was and still am a lover of Wolves, and this film really got to me. I just purchased the DVD last night, and am so excited to re-live what was once my all time favorite movie. The acting and the scenery in this film are amazing, i can still remember sitting in my bedroom watching Ethan Hawke's character walking up that huge slope to get to the top and meet with the people he is going to mine gold with.

Along the way White Fang comes along and helps him and protects him. It is one of the greatest movies having to do with the gold mining and wildlife. White fang was my hero as an animal as i was growing up, and i had always wished that i could find a wolf, and live in alaksa with it by my side. Details Edit. Release date January 18, United States. United States. Disney's Official Site. Haines, Alaska, USA. Box office Edit.

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