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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Read along with Jason and his teacher in the hospital - exciting book. Jason really got into it at the end.
adventurous
fast-paced
The River is a satisfying sequel to Hatchet and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys this universe. While it's not as strong as Hatchet, it does do a good job of capturing Brian's inner thoughts and helping you to understand his thought process. The characters were well developed and the crisis was very real. Brian grows and develops quite a bit in this book, and we start to see shades of the man that he will become.
3.5 - 4 stars
Short but a good continuation of Brian's Saga. In this book, Brian returns to the wilderness with Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist who wants to learn about how Brian's thinking led to his survival in the wilderness 2 years previous. The survival stuff isn't quite as visceral as in the previous book because it doesn't rehash some of the things that Brian did to survive the first time, including eating grubs and hunting animals for food. Once again, the narrator's style fits with the author's writing style of short staccato bursts of information when thinking about survival. It may annoy some people, but it worked for me. I'll continue with this series.
Short but a good continuation of Brian's Saga. In this book, Brian returns to the wilderness with Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist who wants to learn about how Brian's thinking led to his survival in the wilderness 2 years previous. The survival stuff isn't quite as visceral as in the previous book because it doesn't rehash some of the things that Brian did to survive the first time, including eating grubs and hunting animals for food. Once again, the narrator's style fits with the author's writing style of short staccato bursts of information when thinking about survival. It may annoy some people, but it worked for me. I'll continue with this series.
how have I never heard of Gary Paulsen before? His Brian Robeson series has been around since I was in grade school, but I never heard about the books -- which follow a young boy's attempts to survive in the wilderness -- until recently. I wish I'd read them as a teen, but I still like them as an adult.
This not a big book. A short story. It is true to hatchet and has just as much to think about.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
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
I know I read this but I literally remember none of it.