First book review of 2016. White Fang.

A story about a birth, a journey and the struggle to survive in the frozen north.





This, my first read of 2016, is like a mirror image of Jack London's The Call of the Wild.


It's a great story and I felt emotionally attached to it. It grabs you and sucks you in. This is one of those books that you don't just read, you feel like you are living it. The story is at times dark and gritty and it isn't always an easy read. There is a lot of prose and not a lot of dialogue and that does slow things down a tad.



I'd encourage anybody to read this but I don't think it quite reaches the heights of The Call of the Wild. It maybe lacks a bit of excitement and suspense and the addition of the escaped convict towards the end felt a bit contrived and unnecessary to an already decent story.





But overall it's a really good read.



4/5