This is not the cover of the book I red. This is a picture I found on the internet. The book I red was an e-book. I found an app on my phone where I could download some books in e-format. This is the second e-book I have red, but the first one I have finished. For those who are curious the first one got erased from my phone and I didn't have it replaced. Anyway.
Reading from my phone is a different experience for me. I do not know if I find it bad, but I definitely do not find it good. The only good that comes from having a book in a phone is that it is always with me, I could sit down and read at any time I felt like it, on my coffee break, on the ferry...where ever.
Having it on my phone was still a obstacle when it came to reading at home. At home I had real books I could read, so I left this one on the side.
Even so, I think this book is fantastic! I have seen the movie, and I love it. Even so, the movie and the book are very different. The movie is from the human perspective, while the book is from the wolf-dogs perspective. There are a few times in the book where we actually follow the human perspective, but mostly we follow the protagonist, white fang.
In the beginning of the book white fang is not born. We follow the wolf-pack that his mother, Kishe, is following. His mother is half dog half wolf.
We meet white fang in the cave that he is born. We get to follow how he sees the light from the outside, how he doesn't understand there is an outside, only there is a light, and he is drawn to the light. We follow him when he learns to understand how to hunt, and what to hunt.
When he is first introduced to humans it is when he finds Indians. They happen to know Kishe and when one of the men calls her name and gives here a command, she still listen. They are both taken back to the Indian camp.
White fang sees humans as Gods. He is a fast learner, and he learns the rules of the Gods. He is also picked on by the other dogs, his life with the Indians are not easy.
In his life it will take long before he learns love. Love comes to him after being saved from being a fighting dog. The God that saved him showed him love and care, and in return he got all of White Fangs trust. This God becomes the Love master, and White Fang will do anything to protect him and everything that is considered his.
I really love this book! It is so much different from the movie that I have known since I was a child. I have watched it over and over again. But this book is giving me another perspective, and it is really interesting to follow. If it would not be for the fact that I chose it in e-format I would have red this straight through without any break. I truly recommend it!
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lördag 21 mars 2015
måndag 31 januari 2011
Vargens son / Skriet från Vildmarken
Jag började läsa Vargens son, den som var först i boken alltså. Jag tyckte att det var bra! Riktigt bra faktiskt! Men så kom jag till kapitel två, nya personer, nya situationer. Jag blev lite ställd....va? Men vissa böcker är ju bara så, man följer olika personer i olika kapitel och så knyter dom samman senare.Jag läste vidare. Kom till kapitel 3, nya personer, nya situationer!! En person som var samma nog i alla dessa, eller hans namn nämndes....Malemute Kid.
Jag gav boken och författaren chans på chans på chans.....till sist kom jag till kapitel 9...då slog jag fast boken!! Jag hade då läst ett kapitel som jag gillade extra mycket, jag ville veta vad som hände sen...och det kommer ett NYTT KAPITEL MED NYA PERSONER OCH NYA SITUATIONER!!! Jag blir helt slut!
Skriet från vildmarken vill jag inte ens ge en chans....kanske gör jag fel, men jag har annat att tillbringa min tid på än att läsa short-stories utan att veta om det!
Inget bra betyg för den här alltså! Fast egentligen är jag kluven. Den är bra skriven. Jag bara inte gillar konceptet.
Den ger en skakande men fascinerande bild av de hårda villkor under vilka nordlandets människor och djur måste leva. Båda böckerna ska vara en levande skildring av kamratskap - både mellan människor och mellan en hund och hans husbonde.
Vänskapen mellan hund och husbonde såg jag inte så mycket av...eller var det bara det att det var vänskapen mellan husbonde och hund som saknades?
Den är skriven på 1900 talets början, eller kanske rent av 1800-talets slut? Så det var ju den synen på kvinnor, män och djur. Också på synen indianer och vita. Gillar som sagt inte boken. Men att jag slutar mitt i ska väl inte ge ett bra betyg heller så....
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