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Title: A Son of the Sun: The Adventures of Captain David Grief by Jack London, Thomas R. Tietze, Gary Riedl ISBN: 0806133627 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.75

Rating: 5
Summary: Thomas Tietze and Gary Riedl Compose Great Introductions
Comment: Jack London is undoubtedly one of the greatest American writers. His skill is present even in his lesser known short stories. This text conveniently gathers this collection into one edition and provides the reader with marvelous introductions. These two scholars (Tietze and Riedl) provide the reader with awesome maps and diagrams along with well-written critiques. This book is a must have for any adventure story fan.

Rating: 5
Summary: Thomas R. Tietze is a literary wonder
Comment: Jack London's short stories are well-written and adventurous. I enjoyed them thoroughly. However, the introductions to each section by Thomas Tietze were surely the greatest introductions I have ever read. His concise and insightful interpretations of the text should not be underappreciated. I bought the book because of Jack London, but read the stories with greater understanding because of Thomas Tietze. Kudos to this book.

Rating: 1
Summary: One step above, or below, pulp fiction
Comment: Most of these stories were writen for the Saturday Evening Post and later compiled in book form (the copy I have is a [older]1950s paperback, not the current pricey literary collection). Captain David Grief, called the Son of the Sun for his body's ability to tan perfectly, is a trader, entrepreneur, and adventurere in the south seas. In each of the eight episodes which comprise the book, he has a less than spectacular adventure which he solves using the combination of brawn and brain. There's not enough excitement to be true pulp fiction, and the stories are too slow in developing to interest youthful readers, so it begs the question: who comprises the intended readership? I read them because they were writen by London.and as such are well crafted, even if boring. Unlike many of his other works, I won't be reading them again.

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