Burning Daylight
by Jack London
Taste attributes: adventuredramabusinessromancefastfresh & originallinearbig & variedrags to richesempowerment/personal growthunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeExpansive and fast-moving: an adventure novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like pace over patience.
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Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
Burning Daylight was Jack London's best selling book during his lifetime. The book begins as a two-fisted macho adventure on the Klondike, as the hero--nicknamed Burning Daylight--becomes the most successful entrepreneur during the Alaskan Gold Rush. After acheiving his fame and fortune, he finds no more challenge in the north and heads to the States for new worlds to conquer.
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- Author
- Jack London
- Published
- 1910
- Pages
- 310
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- Open Library
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