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: 3 Stars
I am writing a book review on The River by Gary Paulsen.This book is about a boy named Brain Robenson. Brain was on a plane crash and was in the wilderness for 54 days alone without anything but a hatchet. Brain was rescued and nothing has been the same for him after that. One day while Brain was making dinner, a man came to his door named Derek Holtzer. He was a psychologist who wanted Brain to do it all over agian. Brain at first said no but when he heard the reason, to help people know how to live in the wilderness with nothing, he said yes.They took a plane to a diffrent river. A few days past and then one night during a storm, Derek got hit be lighting and was in a comma. How can Brain ever survive that long without Derek around? Find out in the book The River. This book was pretty good. I liked it alot because it made me want to know what is going to happen next. I think you should read this book to see what happens to Brain, you will be surpised.
Book Review: The River
Summary: 3 Stars
I am going to tell you about a book that is called " The River" by Gaary Paulson.This is a book about survival. SummaryThe doorbell rang and Brian opened the door to see three men in black suits standing in the doorway. They were large men, but not fat. They had come to ask about his survival in the wilderness with nothing but a hatchet for 54 days. They are exspecting him to do the same thing al over again, except with a man named Derrek to take notes. At first Brian had refused, but then he had to say yes. After they arrived, there was no food or water so they had to find their own. A couple of weeks later Derrek got struck by lightning and was in a coma. it was up to Brian to save him. So he built a raft to take Derrek 100 miles down the river. Brian was proved to be a wilderness man. I recomend this book because it is exciting and is one of those " I can't put it down" books. I enjoyed reading this book and I think that you would too.
Book Review: Exciting Adventure that you should read!
Summary: 4 Stars
The River is an exciting sequel to Hatchet. So if you want to read The River you better read Hatchet first. Otherwise you won't understand some parts of the story in The River. The story began with three instructors from the Navy Survival School suddenly knocked on Brian's door impatiently and asked him to survive in the woods again. They wanted him to train the navy to survive in the woods like what he did in "HATCHET". This book is about the adventure Brian had with Derek, a team member of the Navy, and how they survived in a thunderstorm. This story is interesting but not that realistic. I doubt if any mother would let a child take the risk of going into the woods alone on purpose. In both Hatchet and The River Brian survived with luck. I think the author really wants his readers to learn that in any adverse environment, including in every daily life, the essential survival skills are intelligence, courage and strength.
Book Review: "Brian does it again"
Summary: 5 Stars
In this sequel to Gary Paulsen's The Hatchet Brian finds himself faced with a new challenge. Instead of he himself surviving, he must get someone else to safety. Derek Holtzer asks Brian to do it again, to survive so that he can teach others to do it, but then he is struck by lightning, disabling him and forcing Brian to get him to safety before it's top late. The only option is the river that leads out to safety, as he is yet faced with another challenge.I thought that this book was an easy read, and it was fantastically crafted, just like any other Paulsen work. He brings fourth a style which is felt because of his experiences in the wilderness, and makes you go through all of the ups and downs that the character experiences. It was definitely a thrill ride from start to finish, with a good strong plot and lots of interesting details of survival. Overall I'd say that this book is a worthy sequel to Hatchet and a must for any Paulsen fan.
Book Review: This book was the BEST!
Summary: 4 Stars
As Brian would say" the time"(when he was at the woods and river) was exciting and had a lot of action. New and exciting things kept on coming. You couldn't put this book down. The main characters Brian and Derek, had one rough time out there in the wild when it became stormy. The problem when it gets stormy is when Derek gets struck by lightning. He could die if Brian doesn't help. He has to get him to safety and people's aid right away. Luckily he has a map and sees a post office. Brian is Derek's only hope.
People of all ages would love to read this action/suspense book. It is full of intense detail. There is so much detail that you can practically imagine yourself there. The River is even better than The Hatchet. How does Gary do it? This book is even more suspenseful than The Hatchet. The author also uses great metaphors.
After I finished the book I didn't want it to be over. You should read this book in long periods of time.