Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Jackson is loving this series! Onto the 4th!
adventurous
This was a re-read, although I hadn't marked it in my GoodReads history (I had mentioned it in my Hatchet review). While this is listed as #3, I always tell people to read it as #2. With this book, the author did something I've never heard any author do before ...
Pretend the last book didn't end like it did.
If you haven't read book 1, Hatchet, is it a spoiler (I guess, I mean, you probably assume it) to say Brian gets rescued? That's how the book ends? But WHAT IF he hadn't, and he'd had to continue surviving on his own for more months, through the winter? This book addresses that. IF the author hadn't had Brian get rescued at that time, THIS is what would have happened (and yes ... SPOILER ... it will end with a rescue). Book 3, The River, can be read after Hatchet, and/or after Brian's Winter just the same ... although, I am thinking one of the future books mentions this family (so I don't know that you could just SKIP Brian's Winter). But it wouldn't make sense to read The River before Brian's Winter.
As an adult, I did roll my eyes just a tad at the "I'm going to die" situations ... not that they weren't stressful, and truthfully close to death (and based on some actual events in the author's life), there's just only so many times the "this is it, it's the end" can come up over and over again.
Pretend the last book didn't end like it did.
If you haven't read book 1, Hatchet, is it a spoiler (I guess, I mean, you probably assume it) to say Brian gets rescued? That's how the book ends? But WHAT IF he hadn't, and he'd had to continue surviving on his own for more months, through the winter? This book addresses that. IF the author hadn't had Brian get rescued at that time, THIS is what would have happened (and yes ... SPOILER ... it will end with a rescue). Book 3, The River, can be read after Hatchet, and/or after Brian's Winter just the same ... although, I am thinking one of the future books mentions this family (so I don't know that you could just SKIP Brian's Winter). But it wouldn't make sense to read The River before Brian's Winter.
As an adult, I did roll my eyes just a tad at the "I'm going to die" situations ... not that they weren't stressful, and truthfully close to death (and based on some actual events in the author's life), there's just only so many times the "this is it, it's the end" can come up over and over again.
Disappointed in how the end played out, was interested in exploring more of Brian’s skills to see him through to spring.
Like the first book, the thing that really annoyed me is that Brian didn’t go south after he realized rescue was unlikely. Coming from Montana, I have a healthy respect for the cruelty of winter and spending a winter in northern Canada without decent shelter, or food seems like a very bad idea. (Doing the math, Brian might have been able to walk somewhere between 400 and 1,000 miles south before winter hit if he’d started soon after the wreck.) He also did a few dumb things, like he didn’t stock up on enough food to last through the winter and relied on luck to get the food he needed to survive. He also ate the food he got out of the airplane soon after getting it, rather than saving it for winter and when he had the gun, it sounded as if he had used it to hunt small game, rather than larger game like deer or porcupines.
The writing was okay, and pretty fast paced, so it is a fun read, even if the main character does do some things I consider unwise.
The writing was okay, and pretty fast paced, so it is a fun read, even if the main character does do some things I consider unwise.
Of the three Hatchet books I've read, I think I like this one the best. It's got the most going on, but let's be honest, that kid would be super dead the instant snow started falling. You need to suspend disbelief, but otherwise, super entertaining.
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
inspiring
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
these books are written for kids, but I learn something about living in the wilderness every time i re-read them. Great book!
adventurous
hopeful
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