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The Star Rover (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography) [Kindle Edition]

Jack London , Golgotha Press
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A magnificent literary accomplishment. (Irving Stone )

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Jack London's classic work with biography about the life and times of London, essay about the history of the book, and an active table of contents.

A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison for murder. Prison officials try to break his spirit by means of a torture device called "the jacket," a canvas jacket which can be tightly laced so as to compress the whole body, inducing angina. Standing discovers how to withstand the torture by entering a kind of trance state, in which he walks among the stars and experiences portions of past lives.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 407 KB
  • Print Length: 322 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0904526100
  • Publisher: Golgotha Press (4 Mar 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004QS96G6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #205,574 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Dieing a little 8 Aug 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
London's last work is a soaring piece of writing. Based on London's friend Ed Morell's memories of his time in solitary, "The Star Rover" is much more than a mere prison tale. London addresses man's subjugation at the hands of the state who willingly blinds the public and shows the plight of the incarcerated. What strikes first is Standing's plight-placed in solitary having been framed by the poet. Standing incurs the wrath of the governor and warders alike which leads to his 'jacketing'. From here the themes of the novel take off: the self, the state, god, what it means to exist and a portrait of cruelty. Standling traverses time in his period in solitary and revisits previous lives leading to varied and often humerous encounters. One small facet of London's skill is shown in the different voices each character has when depicted in the narrative: all are different from Standing's and are morally different. London depicts 'what it means to die a little' with incredible skill, diction and imagery: the first time he 'dies' the most remarkable language and imagery is evoked to show his star walking. "The Star Rover" will change you. It will show you incarceration. It will show you a believable spirituality. It will make you question what it means to exist.
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By Sandman
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Bought this as a random London book, that I'd never heard about, and yet again I was suprised by how brilliantly written and engaging the story was. It's also a unusual story for the time, it wouldn't be out of place if written today, in fact they'd probably make a film out of it, most likely starring Christian Bale.

Anyway, excellent read, just a shame I finished it in one sitting
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An unusual book, and not like London's other work. The 'stories within the story' setup is both great fun and the whole thing is quite a memorable read.
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