Jim Ugly vs Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Wolfdogs, Dogs, Children's fiction, Fiction
Jim Ugly
The adventures of twelve-year-old Jake and Jim Ugly, his father's part-mongrel, part-wolf dog, as they travel through the Old West trying to find out what really happened to Jake's actor father. Suggested level:…
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Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang)
Two classic tales of dogs, one part wolf and one a Saint Bernard/Scotch shepherd mix that becomes leader of a wolf pack, as they have adventures in the Yukon wilderness with both humans and other animals.
The verdict
- Readers rate Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang) highest: Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang) 3.9 · Jim Ugly 3.5.
- Jim Ugly is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang).
- Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang) has the widest readership — 364 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Jim Ugly | Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (355) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (364) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (20) |
Reception
| Jim Ugly | Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 355 | 364 |
| Editions | 11 | 82 |
| Want to read | 234 | — |
| Reading it now | 10 | — |
| Written reviews | 51 | — |
| Pages | 132 | 371 |