Oh...this book is sooooo sad
I'm on page 90-something. It is about where John Turntable or something like that takes Buck in and saves him from DUMB, DUMB Hal and Charles and EVEN DUMBER MERCEDES. Mercedes is the stupidest person in the whole world!!! She upsets me terribly.
The Scottish half-breed was the nicest guy that had the group of dogs before John. Francois and Perrault were kind of mean at the beginning, but it was kind of touching to me when they lifted up Buck's paws to check for cuts and such. Then it was the Scottish half-breed, I think. He was really nice, and it seemed like he knew what he was doing and had been mushing for years and years and years. Mercedes, Hal, and Charles, though, were always fighting and stuff and it seemed to me that they had no idea what to do. Hal's beating Buck was the most un-understandable thing in the whole book, it seemed. Buck was too tired to go on, so he was laying down, and, to make him get UP, Hal (or maybe it was Charles) BEAT him numerous times with first an ax, then a CLUB! Oh yeah, that'll sure make it EASIER for him to get up and run as hard as he can (not to mention with all of Mercedes dumb clothes and stuff on the sled).
But I am enjoying this part of the book. Buck even hints that his life with John is even better thatn his life with Judge Miller because there was actually love there, not just friendship/companionship. John is soooo kind. And, when I read a little bit of the foreword, I think it was, it said that Jack London actually experienced the Gold Rush and was involved with it. I hope he didn't beat his doggies. He couldn't have, though, because in his book he regards it with what seems to be disgust. And he must know what it feels like to the dog, so he CAN'T have. I hope he didn't.
posted by *Katie* @ 8:30 PM
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Mercedes sounds less than perfect to a multiplied extreme!!! OH, my sister is one of the finalists for the NASA summer internship!!!! THey called her and had a phone interview with her...this is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITING!!!!!!
Oh, yes, she is. When Hal or Charles (I don't remember which one) was hitting the dogs, she said, "Oh, you poor dogs, why don't you try harder so you don't get hit?" It is just so UNKNOWING of her to say that. Obviously they are trying as hard as they can! It is simply very upsetting.
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You are definately right about Hal, Charles, and Mercedes. What is the point to beating dogs? They were going to die anyway, why speed it up?
I'm so sick of this post Katie...know that
My post? Or your multiple COMMENTS?
The post...I see you haven't changed it in too long...this makes me feel that this is an old blog!
What do you mean? Do you want me to change the colors or something on this post, or do you want me to post something new? (I can do either one.)
New post
The prblem is, I have like 19 pages left and I can't finish it!!!! That post was like 200 words long. I put tooo much in it!!!
Yes, I agree. Mercedes is one of the most frustrating and infuriating female characters that I've ever read about in a book. I also don't see the point of beating Buck either. It was obvious that he wasn't getting up, they should have just left and got on with their lives. Or, well...got on with drowning...but you get my point...o.0
I just don't see how anyone could bash a dog over the head with a club! And I can't believe a dog could survive many, many blows everday or so...it's just too painful!
Katie,
Good job with a very long post, but you should post a couple more to wrap it up, then move on to the next book. Your final posts on Call of the Wild don't have to be so long, since this post was above and beyond the requirement. Still, finish up with this book and start on The Diary of Miss Jane Pittman.
Mercedes isn't stupid! She's just a noob when it comes to surviving in the wilderness, even though she does give the female gender a bad name by the way she acts >_<
I don't think I have ever seen so much typing on one post. I think this one even beats all of Champs posts. My head starts to hurt just looking at yours. OW! If I lookaat yours any longer all the bright colors will give me seizures. lol
Actually Champ has one with like...90 something comments.
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