The Portable Jack London (Portable Library)
by Jack London
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Author: Jack LondonEditor: Earle Labor
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-07-01
ISBN: 0140179690
Number of pages: 608
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Needs a few more of his best stories
Summary: 4 Stars
I am in general a big fan of the Viking Portables; some of them contain almost everything you need from a particular writer. This London volume, however, seems a little light on London's best stories and a little heavy on his political and personal writings. I want a writer's best work in a compendium; it will invariably tell you more about the man than any autobiographical or polemic work ever could. It's the artist's art that matters in the end, not the frame of his personal life.
On the other hand, Viking did very well by only including Call Of The Wild. It is to me by far his finest work, much more intense and concise than White Fang, which most collections include by default. COTW is still one of the very best looks at dogs/wolves, along with Never Cry Wolf; London certainly understood these noble beasts like few writers ever have, and recent research shows that he was a good century ahead of scientists in understanding how animals think.
My favorite JL story is here, To Build A Fire; a literally chilling tale notable for its brevity, which only heightens its impact. Alas, some of my others, such as Odyssey Of the North, are not. But any collection will always leave some fans wanting.
I don't rate London with the true greats of American lit like Twain and Hemingway, but he had his sublime moments, and a few of the best are right here.
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