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A review by bella_mckinnon
To Build a Fire by Jack London
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A short, simple, but harrowing tale. The simplicity made it easily accessible, but the visual imagery was immaculate. I really got a sense of this impossibly cold climate, and seeing the man's increasing realisation that he was essentially hopeless was just, it felt like I was observing a tragic downfall of a woefully underprepared and overconfident novice who didn't fully understand the implications of what he was doing. Well-written, I thought. Eerie, cold, isolating landscape. Made me grateful for the relative warmth of my own home.