So I just finished reading Walkabout by James Vance Marshall. I have seen the film of the same title several times, but until the book recently became available through the FLP I was not even aware that the book existed. So I was very curious to see what new perspective the book could provide on that excellent film. The book was very different than the film and in my opinion very dated by racial views at the time (1959) it was written. At the time though it was probably enlightened. Now I want to see the film again. I must request it from my library.

So this led me to wondering if one of my other favorite independent films from Australia, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, was based on a book as well. Sure enough though unfortunately no available as an ebook. So while waiting for the request for that book to be filled at my local library I decided to read Before Adam by Jack London, a short novel that seems like it will be out of the usual for London.