At this early stage in the project, I am starting to think that I really should have counted the books I had already read years ago just to get me ahead of the game. No, that would be cheating. Especially as I can't rely on my memory and there are books I thought I have read but instead I've only seen the film!
I am only thinking this because there was a little book shop nearby which was closing down and I bought a stack of new books at a bargain price and I am dying to get stuck into them. Oh well, I'll just have to alternate between one of my new books and one on the list or something. Anyway, enough of my musings, back to the challenge...
As my car is off the road this week, I'm getting lots of opportunity for reading on the 2 bus, 2 hour journey to work every day. For book 7 in the challenge I chose The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Another kid's book I know but I just warming up. I can't believe this book wasn't on any of the reading lists when I was at school. It is such a great book. Okay, boys would probably enjoy it more than girls but even so. It is beautifully written, descriptive without waffling on too much, heartwarming without being slushy. I fell in love with Buck almost immediately. I didn't know anything about the book before I started reading it and half expected it to be a kind of Homeward Bound kind of story, with Buck making his way back to his original master. I am so glad it wasn't. If I had to choose between recommending this book to a child or another classic such as Alice in Wonderland, I would choose Call of the Wild in a heartbeat. The language and writing style isn't as outdated as other classic children's books.
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