Comments on: Jack London’s Tales of Cannibals and Headhunters http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/anthologies/cannibals-and-headhunters/ reading material to get excited about Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Christopher http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/anthologies/cannibals-and-headhunters/#comment-8679 Christopher Sat, 05 May 2007 01:07:56 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/anthologies/cannibals-and-headhunters/#comment-8679 I love Jack London, too. I especially like his city based stories about boxers and prostitutes. I think my favorite story of his is "A Piece Of Steak" about 2 boxers - one young and one old. When they tought about London in school I thought his work was all about dogs and outdoor survival, but that doesn't even scratch the surface. JOHN BARLEYCORN and MARTIN EDEN have been on my list for awhile now, but I'm sad to say I haven't read them yet. I love Jack London, too. I especially like his city based stories about boxers and prostitutes. I think my favorite story of his is “A Piece Of Steak” about 2 boxers - one young and one old. When they tought about London in school I thought his work was all about dogs and outdoor survival, but that doesn’t even scratch the surface. JOHN BARLEYCORN and MARTIN EDEN have been on my list for awhile now, but I’m sad to say I haven’t read them yet.

]]> By: Paul Kupperberg http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/anthologies/cannibals-and-headhunters/#comment-8654 Paul Kupperberg Thu, 03 May 2007 16:53:44 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/anthologies/cannibals-and-headhunters/#comment-8654 Way to review, Bruce! No one talks much about London these days, but he was an amazing writer who churned out everything from pulp fiction to SF and reportage and social commentary and considerable literary fiction. His autobiographical novels like MARTIN EDEN and JOHN BARLEYCORN are unfortunately all but forgotten (his socialist politics made him posthumously unpopular and much of his 100+ books were allowed to go out of print in America for a lot of the 20th century, although his work remained popular in the USSR) but at least kids still read his Yukon and dog stories. And, of course, SEA WOLF, which is so much more than a high seas adventure story that it ain't funny. Can you tell I'm a fan? Paul Way to review, Bruce! No one talks much about London these days, but he was an amazing writer who churned out everything from pulp fiction to SF and reportage and social commentary and considerable literary fiction.

His autobiographical novels like MARTIN EDEN and JOHN BARLEYCORN are unfortunately all but forgotten (his socialist politics made him posthumously unpopular and much of his 100+ books were allowed to go out of print in America for a lot of the 20th century, although his work remained popular in the USSR) but at least kids still read his Yukon and dog stories. And, of course, SEA WOLF, which is so much more than a high seas adventure story that it ain’t funny.

Can you tell I’m a fan?

Paul

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