A review by kirkdean547
The Revenant by Michael Punke

2.0

One of the few stories where I think the movie does a better job than the novel. The motivation for Glass’ revenge (people stealing his stuff) is weak and uninspiring. Then, he spends an entire book surviving setback after setback to give the guy a flesh wound. Calling this a revenge story when it ends with the redemption and forgiveness it does just seems misleading. Watch the movie for the ending you expect and read the book for the ending that, albeit is rife with Christian symbolism, is really not that satisfying considering everything we went through as a reader.