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A review by daniel1132
Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
5.0
I enjoyed this a lot. However, I noticed a fascinating issue in the series of books.
In the original book [b:Hatchet|50|Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)|Gary Paulsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385297074l/50._SX50_.jpg|1158125], Brian is rescued in the fall before winter. There's a whole epilogue about how hard it would have been to survive. Book 2, [b:The River|2915|The River (Brian's Saga, #2)|Gary Paulsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386924191l/2915._SY75_.jpg|6815], picks up with Brian going back out to the woods and having a different adventure. Book 3, [b:Brian's Winter|141372|Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)|Gary Paulsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1438636861l/141372._SY75_.jpg|241811], is supposed to be an ALTERNATE ENDING, where Brian isn't rescued in the fall, and has to learn how to survive the winter. It's great. But it's written as a kind of "what if" -- not the actual story.
HOWEVER -- this book, Brian's Return, has a number of details that carry on from Brian's Winter, like his memory of trees exploding in the extreme cold, and his story about the mice villages under the snow. So is Brian's Winter a real part of the story arc? Or is Brian's Return a continuation of the "what if"? Or did Paulsen just forget and it's just inconsistent? (probably).
Honestly it doesn't matter. I'm just noting it for the Hatchet nerds to think about. It's a great book, and a great series :)
Spoiler
.In the original book [b:Hatchet|50|Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)|Gary Paulsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385297074l/50._SX50_.jpg|1158125], Brian is rescued in the fall before winter. There's a whole epilogue about how hard it would have been to survive. Book 2, [b:The River|2915|The River (Brian's Saga, #2)|Gary Paulsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386924191l/2915._SY75_.jpg|6815], picks up with Brian going back out to the woods and having a different adventure. Book 3, [b:Brian's Winter|141372|Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)|Gary Paulsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1438636861l/141372._SY75_.jpg|241811], is supposed to be an ALTERNATE ENDING, where Brian isn't rescued in the fall, and has to learn how to survive the winter. It's great. But it's written as a kind of "what if" -- not the actual story.
HOWEVER -- this book, Brian's Return, has a number of details that carry on from Brian's Winter, like his memory of trees exploding in the extreme cold, and his story about the mice villages under the snow. So is Brian's Winter a real part of the story arc? Or is Brian's Return a continuation of the "what if"? Or did Paulsen just forget and it's just inconsistent? (probably).
Honestly it doesn't matter. I'm just noting it for the Hatchet nerds to think about. It's a great book, and a great series :)