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chanelchapters's review against another edition
3.0
3.25
A boy, his boat, and the drive to survive.
“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
Reminds me of The Life of Pi.
A boy, his boat, and the drive to survive.
“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
Reminds me of The Life of Pi.
ezra_19227's review against another edition
I have read Hatchet by this author as well and I thought this book had an interesting story but the writing was a bit slow.
shaunie991's review against another edition
2.0
DNF @ 22%
I’m a fan of Paulsen’s work, but I just couldn’t get into this book at all.
I’m a fan of Paulsen’s work, but I just couldn’t get into this book at all.
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
1.0
1.5/5
I feel like nothing happened in this book
I feel like nothing happened in this book
calodar's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dch7's review against another edition
5.0
Leif’s life is upended when a deadly plague claims the life of everyone he knows. Alone with only his canoe and his wits this young teenager must survive the waters of the North Atlantic and learn about himself along the way. Northwind is famed adventure and wilderness author Gary Paulsen’s final book, published just months after his death. This novel, written in a stream of conscious style, chronicles the experiences of a young Viking boy left alone to survive. His encounters with nature are sometimes inspiring, and other times terrifying. But all of them lead him to a better understanding of his own life and the world he lives in. Paulsen’s final work is a great pick for teens who crave adventure, embrace the wilderness, or seek to better understand who they are.
meganmcc1234's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0