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Book Review: The Call of the Wild by Jack London - Part 1

At first I wasn’t sure I could write a review for this masterpiece, not because I didn’t want to (in fact, I was extremely keen on capturing my experience of reading this wonderful book so that I could re-live it whenever I wished), but because I didn’t know if I could write a review that would, in effectively capturing the nuances of the character of Buck, the protagonist, his feelings and experiences, his unparallel loyalty, his life lessons and his frightening ferocity, do justice to this marvel called The Call of the Wild . But then I realized I couldn’t complete the journey I’d embarked on by turning the first page of the book without a proper and befitting farewell by way of a book review. As evident from the title, The Call of the Wild is the gripping story of an animal, a dog named Buck, who lived a King’s life in Judge Miller’s house, a Californian ranch home. Greatly loved and adored, Buck enjoyed hunting with the Judge’s sons during the day as much as he loved curling up ne