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Allein in der Wildnis by Gary Paulsen

23 reviews

t1gg90's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ncholmes2022's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

I really liked this book! I read it in one day when I called in sick. I love survival stories, and I see why this one was an award winner. It had a literary quality despite being a middle grade book. It also dealt with heavy themes, so definitely check the content warnings. It lost one star because, reading it as an adult, certain parts required too much suspension of disbelief. Overall though, I thought it was a pretty realistic portrayal of how a 13 year old would react in an emergency. I appreciated that he went into shock and did not take the "right" actions right away, but had to figure it out over time. The ending made sense, but I wanted more of the story, so I plan to check out the sequels.

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eddieboy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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chesslops's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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paigehf's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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zaonic's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My wife and I were talking about middle grade books we read and she mentioned Hatchet. It was not one of the one's I was introduced to via school.

A boy, 13, surviving alone in the wilderness? Sign me up.

I had to stop several times throughout the book and remind myself that even though I would have done things differently than Brian, that I'm a lot older and I'm also from the country.

I laughed at some of his exploits.

I hope the tornado took the moose.

I did eventually find the character a bit more relatable and just as I was doing that, it ended!

I've already picked up the other books in the series from the library. We'll see where we go next.

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readingwithgoose's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

I can see why this is a classic, this book slaps SO hard

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deshanejt's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I read this book as a kid; 2nd or 3rd grade, and I remember really enjoying it... But man- rereading it as an adult hits SO differently.

Had me close to tears several times.

Powerful book, and will always be an inspiring classic.

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