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 River is the continuation of Hatchet. Brian is now living in the city. He has been rescued from the wild in the previous book. One day, a news reporter came to his door and asked him it he can go back to the wild and live there so they can study how he survived. Brian agrees and he goes back to the wild. But during that one day in the wild, a tree fell down and hit the reporter and nocked out all the radios. The reporter is in a comma and can't wake up. Brian has to get him to the nearest place to communicate with people.So the adventure begins. Brian sets out on a raft down a river to the trading post he saw on the map left behind. Carrying the reporter, they slowly move at an average of 2mph. After a long two weeks, Brian found it and saved the reporter, and goes home. But this time, he'll be a hero when he goes back.
What I like about this book is that it has the adventure. Trying to survive in the wild without anying. It is amazing to see a teenager survive in the wild on his own.
My favorite part of the book is when the reporter gave him the canoe in the end. It made me feel that the reporter was really thankful for Brian to save his life.
Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like stories of survival, then this is the book for you. It's about a boy named Brian who is about 15 years old and a scientist named Derek who is in his 30's go out into the wilderness so Brian can show him how to survive, since he did it about a year before when his plane crashed in the Canadian wilderness. They have to live out there for 3 weeks. After 3 days a lightening storm hits and Derek is struck by lightning and goes into a coma, so Brian has to build a raft and go for help at the trading post before it's too late for Derek.
The best part in the book was when Brian finished the raft and finally heads down the river to get help. Brian has to stay awake the whole time until he gets to the trading post because he has to steer the raft. At one point he loses track of the raft and loses it along with Derek because he got knocked off the raft.
The theme of this story is survival because Brian has to survive and keep Derek alive too.
This was a great book to read. I like how suddenly things turn bad for Brian when Derek goes into a coma. He has to keep himself and Derek alive and get help
Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
The River is based on the book Hatchet. After surviving a summer in the forest, and a plane crash, Derek, a psychologist and a survival instructor asked him to do it again. They want to learn how he did it so they could teach others. Brian, wanting to help others, agreed to it. However, they selected another site to do it at. The Necktie Lake was there site, near the Necktie River.After a few good days at the lake, disaster struck. Lighting hit Derek and the radio. Derek was in a coma and would die without water so Brian made a choice to take him to help. He took the map and made a route down the Necktie River to Brannock Trading Post. The journey than began.
I think this book is just as good as Hatchet. I liked the unexpected turn in the book when lightning struck. Just before it happened, they were saying how everything was going so good. They had everything they needed, shelter and fire, but than everything had to go wrong. I also liked the way Brian thought. Gary Paulson took us through his head and made it almost real.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes survival stories, and pretty much anyone in general.
Book Review: The River By Folger
Summary: 5 Stars
Have you ever had a friend that has become unconscious? Well, in the story The River by Gary Paulsen, Brian, the protagonist's best friend, Derek, becomes unconscious. One morning when Brian woke up he wondered why he was laying on his back. Then Brian remembered parts of what happened; the sound, the light, the thunder, and the slamming and cracking of it. Then he remembered Derek. Brian wondered why Derek wasn't awake. He looked over at Derek, but he was face down on his bed. At that point Brian knew Derek was not asleep. Is he dead? As I read the book, my heart was beating because I almost felt like it was my friend lying there.Brian knew he had to get Derek to a doctor so Brian built a raft. Brian thought to himself; should I take Derek with me or leave him and then get help. Brian decided to take Derek on the raft with him. Brian laid Derek on the raft, climbed on and set off down the river to find a doctor. Brian had a map and hoped it was accurate. The river was one hundred and fifty kilometers long. Will Derek fall off? Will he survive?
Now I invite and encourage you to read the novel The River by Gary Paulsen.
Book Review: The River
Summary: 4 Stars
I really liked the book, The River because its a good adventure book. I also liked the suspense when something happens. For example, when a bad storm comes and Derek gets hit by lighting. Paulson tells u what happened through Brian's feelings and the way he sees things. Another reason I liked this book is the great detail. Paulson creates a pictures in your head of what is happening. It feels like you're right there felling and going through the same stuf they are. There is one spot that is slow and not really interesting but thats the only part.The best part in the book is when Derek and Brian go down the water rapids. Brian tries to control the raft but he can't. He ends up running into a rock and falling off. Brian gets pushed around and finally gets to shore but can't find the raft.
The two story elements that were vivid to me were the conflicts and the setting. The conflicts in the book were really intense. Brian had to face a lot if character vs. self and character vs. nature conflicts. The setting details in the book were great. You feel like you were there watching the lighting and hearing the thunder.