The Scarlet Plague [Classic Tales Edition]

wonderful listen very relevant today!

amazing how this book reflects what could happen anytime with world leaders pandering to corporations

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The world must survive

This book was very different than what I was expecting. It is a story of loss and survival in a primitive world. I enjoyed it!

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WOW, IMAGINE POST-APOCALYPTIC NOVEL WRITTEN IN 1912

This was far different from “The Call Of The Wild” and “White Fang.” Still, it was well thought out and somewhat believable. Since Jack London could not possibly be aware of the immense advances made by advanced civilizations, the world 60 years after the plague of 2013 would not be as savage as he portrays it. At least, I do not think so.

I certainly enjoyed both reading and at the same time listening to the story being narrated. The reader did a great job.

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Good story until it broke the 4th wall.

Narrator was great, story going along well until the author broke the 4th wall to make a point about language. That brought me completely out of the story. Got back in, but it took a while.

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a good story<br />

good story well read a bit dissappointed when done.
i would like to go on with the tale.

Thoroughly Enjoyed!

I read this in highschool. I now homeschool my own children and decided to *read* it again before grading their book reports on this story. I forgot how much I loved London!

Wonderful!!

Wonderful story, as always, Jack London, one of the best!!!! I'm hoping to find more of his works!!!

Great story by jack london

I was not aware jack London wrote stories like this. A short but excellent story and though a bit dated it's still relevant. I could see this happening in todays society. Recommend anyone to listen to this story and albeit short this is a story i would love to add to my hard copy collection

Another great novel from Jack London

I really thought this book was well written,. Hard to believe it was written over 100 years ago l believe. The things he describes, talking through the air, and airpl, are really cool.

Felt Like a Dated & Elitist Essay

This felt to me like a dated & elitist essay. Probably made worse since I had (coincidentally) just listened to The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, a nonfiction title about how things would go on earth if humans suddenly disappeared. London's book rang false to me in how the scenario played out. The cultural assumptions seem very dated (and were probably somewhat outdated even then). The human reversion to barbarity struck me more as colonialist nonsense then anything. Also, it seemed very elitist and snobbish with an almost worshipful portrayal of a formerly rich, "cultured" woman, in contrast to the "savages" who predominated. Hadn't thought of London as elitist, especially knowing he wrote the book "People of the Abyss" about the poor of 1902 London. Strangely, his treatment of nature seems more modern and closer to the mark than his socio-cultural analysis. Also, because of the way the book was structured, I found it somewhat dull, lacking in narrative tension. It read more like an essay to me. In spite of all of these shortcomings, I'm still giving it an overall 3 (though borderline) because it is still rather original and imaginative and because London does have writing skill. The narration is somewhat better than the book.

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