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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Brian’s winter was just as good, if not better, than the first book in this series. The stakes are higher and the challenges harder as Brian tries to survive through a bone chilling winter in the wild. I hung onto every word of this book and enjoyed it immensely. I also learned never to underestimate a moose!
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pretty good, but I can't get over the concept behind this installment of the series--a "what if" or, as some might call it, an alternate ending to the first book--never seen it done this way before. Kinda felt forced?
adventurous
challenging
informative
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
adventurous
inspiring
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An interesting book.
This takes place directly after Hatchet, a kind of alternate history if Brian hadn't been rescued at the end of Hatchet. Apparently, readers disliked the "deus ex machina" of Hatchet's ending, so this continues the story.
For a short book, we see Brian hone new skills as Winter rears its ugly head. With added adventure, and an added sense of peril over the harshness of winter, Brian's Winter offers a good story that sees you still rooting for a teen boy lost in the Wilderness.
This takes place directly after Hatchet, a kind of alternate history if Brian hadn't been rescued at the end of Hatchet. Apparently, readers disliked the "deus ex machina" of Hatchet's ending, so this continues the story.
For a short book, we see Brian hone new skills as Winter rears its ugly head. With added adventure, and an added sense of peril over the harshness of winter, Brian's Winter offers a good story that sees you still rooting for a teen boy lost in the Wilderness.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Honestly brings my rating of the first book in the series down, because this installment was well thought out and written much better. I remember as a kid how hard it was to grasp what Paulsen was trying to convey in the first book with how repetitive and jerky his style was, so I never read any of the other books in the series. Reading this was a much better experience, even now as an adult I can appreciate it for what it is and can honestly say I'm interested in continuing Brian's journey.
My one negative is again in the ending. I don't know if Paulsen just struggles with endings as a whole, but as this is the third ending in a row where it's a rushed and disjointed affair with no real solid conclusion for the reader (even younger readers) to be satiated with, I'm going to assume that's the case. Or it is just that I as a reader do not care in the slightest for summation conclusions. Epilogues shouldn't be synonymous with summaries in my eyes, even for grade books.
Definitely recommend, and definitely for kiddos to get an idea of what survival is like, the hard gruesome bits and all.
My one negative is again in the ending. I don't know if Paulsen just struggles with endings as a whole, but as this is the third ending in a row where it's a rushed and disjointed affair with no real solid conclusion for the reader (even younger readers) to be satiated with, I'm going to assume that's the case. Or it is just that I as a reader do not care in the slightest for summation conclusions. Epilogues shouldn't be synonymous with summaries in my eyes, even for grade books.
Definitely recommend, and definitely for kiddos to get an idea of what survival is like, the hard gruesome bits and all.
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
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