A Son of the Sun vs The Sea-Wolf: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A Son of the Sun A Son of the Sun Jack London · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.5 366 pages · ≈ 6 h 47 m · Challenging

A Son of the Sun is a 1912 novel by Jack London. It is set in the South Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century and consists of eight separate stories. David Grief is a forty-year-old English adventurer who came to…

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Cover of The Sea-Wolf The Sea-Wolf Jack London · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.1 356 pages · ≈ 6 h 36 m · Challenging

Jack London's novel The Sea Wolf became an instant bestseller on its release in 1904. Ambrose Bierce wrote "The great thing - and it is among the greatest of things - is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen...the…

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1 film adaptation

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How to choose

Scores by source

A Son of the SunThe Sea-Wolf
Goodreads 3.5 (507) 4.1 (34617)
Hardcover 3.5 (2) 4.7 (3)
Apple Books 4.5 (13) 4.5 (31)

Reception

A Son of the SunThe Sea-Wolf
Ratings 507 34617
Editions 85 283
Citations 3 —
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 424 24269
Reading it now 44 2268
Written reviews 44 2319
Wikipedia attention 21 4161
Pages 366 356

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