The River (A Yearling Book)
by Gary Paulsen
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Book Reviews of The River (A Yearling Book)
Book Review: The River
Summary: 4 Stars
The book I read is about a boy who survived in the woods for 59 days. He didn't have any food or water. He had to survive on his own. After that happened, people everywhere knew his name. Life was GREAT! Until, some business men came to his house one day asking him if he would do it again!
Brian is the main character. Brian enjoys cooking dinner for his mom and him. He is the one who got asked to go and do it again! Brian is a smart boy, he takes everything into consideration. That is how he survived! Derek is the man that went with Brian into the wilderness. He is a government psychologist. He takes notebooks with him on Brian and his trip so he can write down how Brian did it. How Brian survived, the steps he took, and what he thought.
I liked reading this book. It was sort of like a suspense kind of thing. My favorite part in the book was when Derek got struck by lightning. Brian heard something during the night but didn't think anything of it. When he woke up the next day he saw that Derek had gotten hurt, struck by lightning. Now he had to figure out what to do. He couldn't use the radio to tell someone because the lightning had struck that too! So what was he going to do? I won't spoil it for you, just in case you want to read it! But that was probably my favorite thing that happened in the book.
Book Review: Okay But Not the Best
Summary: 1 Stars
Having read other books by Gary Paulsen like Tracker, Woodsong, Dogsong, The Monument, The Island, Night John,and the Hatchet series,ect, I realized that The River is not one of Paulsen's best work. The River seemed a little unrealistic and it had a very basic polt, Brian has to go back to the Woods, something goes wrong, he takes a trip down a river to a trading station and gets rescued. Its all very predictable. The part that seems un realistic is the part where Derek gets struck by lightning and Brian happens not to have been hit, and the radio happens to break. Also building a raft can be harder than Paulson makes it sound.
But to all Gary Paulsen fans, don't stop reading Gary Paulsen books just because this book has lowish ratings. Hatchet is the most wellknown book by Gary Paulsen and many who have read Hatchet haven't read many of the other great books by Gary Paulsen. I remeber a few years ago when I was in fourth grade, The River was the second Gary Paulsen book I read, But I still decided to keep reading books by him. I read Night John when I was in fifth grade adn it still is my favorite book by Gary Paulson now. You may have noticed that I'm not Ralf Kiehl, I'm his daughter, a 13 year old kid, but I still really like to read Gary Paulson.
Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
Ricky
Language Arts
Mrs. Reid
September 29, 2005
The River
The River by Paulsen is one of my favorite books. I can't believe that Brain Robeson is going back to the woods. But Brain is not going alone, he is going back with Derek from US government. Derek gets hit by lighting and put in a coma. This book continues saga of Brain and his survival adventures.
The River I thought was a very good book. I think Gary Paulsen did a very good job at writing this book. I think all the books I read by Gary Paulsen did a very good job at writing them. When you think that Brain can't be challenged by anything more than he was the first time in Hatchet, he finds himself going back out into the wilderness again. He wasn't alone; he was not responsible just for himself but for another person. Then when Derek got hit by lighting, he was put in a coma. Brian went out to the find woods to make a raft.
I thought that this was a very good book. This was one of my favorite books. I liked the part where they were floating down the river. I also like when they hit rapids, and then Brain fell off. I would tell people they need to read this book.
Book Review: the river by gary paulsen
Summary: 4 Stars
"The River" is a book in which a surprising turn of events puts Brian Robeson back into the wilderness fighting for his and somebody else's life.
To start this book off a C.I.A. agent named Derek comes to Brian Robeson's house and says, "I want you to do it again". He is asking Brian to go back into the wilderness to teach of survival. After much thought Brian reluctantly agrees. Once they get to the lake where they will be staying Derek starts to unload all of their supplies. Brian tells him to stop. IF they have all of those things, it's not desperation, it's not survival. After walking around a little bit Brian says there will be a rainstorm soon. Sadly, they find out it is true. That rainstorm turns into a lightning storm. In which Derek gets hit by lightning and falls into a coma. Brian is scared he will die of dehydration so while trying to find a way out, he finds a map, and in finding that, he finds a chance. For Derek to live.
Opinion: I thought this was a VERY good book. This book shows how even if you don't expect it, you can find answer to your problems. I recommend this book to boys who like adventure stories. The river is definitely worth reading to me.
Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
Have you ever been struck by lightning or heard of someone being struck? A guy named Derek Holtzer was. Two years ago a guy named Brian Robeson was stranded out in the wilderness for fifty-four days. Now the government wants him to do it again but this time Brian has a guy from the government named Derek. While Brian and Derek are out there lightning strikes and Derek gets struck. Brian has to get him 100 miles down a river for help.Another book the author has written is the hatchet. The river is a sequel to the hatchet. The hatchet is about Brian getting stranded out in the wilderness for fifty-four days. Both books were realistic fiction. The main idea the writer tries to get across is if you're in a bad situation don't make a bad choice.
I think anyone can read this book. It is not to hard and not to easy. One of the bad parts was when they were talking at the table. They did not use enough detail. One of the strong points was when Derek was struck by lightning. I knew exactly what was going on. Gary Paulsen has written three Newberry awards. The River has one Iral children's book council and parents magazine best book of the year. Watch out for lightning.