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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I picked this one up out of curiosity, to see how Mr. Paulsen got Brian back to the wilderness. (Besides, it's short and a quick read.) You can see from my previous Goodreads reviews that this series has been hit and miss for me. Brian's Return, the fourth installment of the saga, was mostly a hit.
After his extended period of time alone in the wilderness, Brian has a hard time readjusting to "real life," even after being back for more than a year. In what would undoubtedly be diagnosed today as a reaction triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, Brian seriously injures another teenage boy, Carl, who makes the mistake of swinging a fist at him after hurting two of Brian's friends. Brian's instincts take over.
As a result of the attack, Brian starts seeing a counselor, Caleb, a seven-foot-tall, blind retired cop, who gets Brian to articulate the beauty he found in the woods and his longing to return and to reconnect with the person he was in the wilderness. Finally, one day Caleb "sighed and said, 'It's time for you to go back, to find what you're looking for.'" Brian "had to know what it was that pulled him and made him feel empty." Caleb helps to convince his parents, Brian makes the arrangements to visit the Cree family who found him, and he's off, back to the woods he so desperately misses.
To read the rest of this review, visit Build Enough Bookshelves.
After his extended period of time alone in the wilderness, Brian has a hard time readjusting to "real life," even after being back for more than a year. In what would undoubtedly be diagnosed today as a reaction triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, Brian seriously injures another teenage boy, Carl, who makes the mistake of swinging a fist at him after hurting two of Brian's friends. Brian's instincts take over.
In that instant Brian totally reverted. He was no longer a boy walking into a pizza parlor. He was Brian back in the woods, Brian with the moose, Brian being attacked--Brian living because he was quick and focused and intent on staying alive--and Carl was the threat, the thing that had to be stopped, attacked. Destroyed.
As a result of the attack, Brian starts seeing a counselor, Caleb, a seven-foot-tall, blind retired cop, who gets Brian to articulate the beauty he found in the woods and his longing to return and to reconnect with the person he was in the wilderness. Finally, one day Caleb "sighed and said, 'It's time for you to go back, to find what you're looking for.'" Brian "had to know what it was that pulled him and made him feel empty." Caleb helps to convince his parents, Brian makes the arrangements to visit the Cree family who found him, and he's off, back to the woods he so desperately misses.
To read the rest of this review, visit Build Enough Bookshelves.
Fairly good book, as is rest of Brian series (hatchet)
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Meh, this really dropped the ball on the Hatchet series. Didn’t really care about this new journey since the stakes were so low. Audiobook narration is top notch as always.
I wish these books were longer.. they are all so good. I am very thankful that Paulsen wrote sequals to the original. I believe there is still one more after this, depsite the fact he said this was the last book in his ending speech.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Short read but very detailed throughout the reading. This book was on my shelf and I had it for seven years excited to read. Finally completing it in one day. Brian is very connected to nature and it was very relatable. With needing to find that missing element in his life and returning home made me realize that sometimes you have to go off the beaten path to find yourself.
Hunters least favorite of the series by far and perhaps my personal favorite. Loved the "lesson" of the book or "spiritual message" this go around. Hunter and I stayed up two hours past bedtime finishing it together. I will treasure the time that this series has allowed for my son and I to spend together not only reading but in deep conversation about the what-ifs of Brian's saga.
Same as the rest. I loved the 4th in the Brian Series.
adventurous
medium-paced