This book is more than just a book.
It's an experience. The place descriptions are wonderful and are worded so well. While there are some sad chapters, the most of them are upbeat. It was enhanced by the plot twist at the end if the book.

Я когда-то начинала читать "Морского волка" Лондона, и словила, извините за мой французский, кринж - настолько, на мой вкус, был непритязателен сюжет и плоски герои (загадочный капитан корабля с мрачным взглядом и избытком тестостерона и нежная, хрупкая девушка неземной красоты), поэтому отложила эт

This story brings you the transformation of an innocent kid working for a newspaper company, into a meat eating, full bearded man. Christopher (Smoke) Bellew, a newspaperman, embarks on a journey into the rough Alaskan wilderness, only planning to help out his relatives and be present for a few week

Scritto davvero bene, in maniera fluida e scorrevole nonostante l'inglese ovviamente non modernissimo, ma devo dire che una buona metà del libro non mi ha interessata granché, forse perché un po' monotona. Non che fosse male, semplicemente non mi diceva nulla e i personaggi non mi prendevano a pelle

Reader beware - those who open this tale will find their days outside the novel filled with dreams of the Yukon, sled racing, and gold. I promise, you will never look at an egg the same again.

Christopher "Kit" Bellew is a yuppy, lazy, jocular youth who inherited his wealth through a father of hard w

Knyga labiau skirta vaikinams. Istorija apie tai kaip nevykėlis tampa vykėliu. Apie draugystę. Labiausiai įstrigo istorija apie kiaušinius. Apie vištų kiaušinius.

I didn't re-read Jack London for a long time, and when I did, last year, I had a surprise: one of my favorite pieces, and the one that is extremely popular and well-loved in Russia, Smoke Bellew is virtually unknown here. It is a later work, published in 1911-12, and Jack London himself called it a