Welcome to Booklet Club 2025…
I have no idea where this small thing came from, but it’s been in my bookcase since like 2017, so I thought I might as well read it now. I guess the most likely explanation is that a used book seller included it in the package with some other book? Or perhaps a shop slipped it into my bag?
I don’t think I’ve ever read any Jack London before, for some reason or other, but reading this short story, I do see the attraction. It’s a pretty exciting story — it’s relentless and doesn’t waste any time. Very focused on the guy starving and wandering through the landscape.
It’s better than The Revenant.
The illustration’s are fine — especially the animals.
The Love of Life (1905) by Jack London (buy used)