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Summary: has some gaps, but excellent if you have imagination!
Review: no wonder the author wrote this - it's every person's fear at some level, to be utterly abandoned and isolated...let alone on an island, for eighteen years. o'dell doesn't get much into the emotional stuff, her feelings of loss or loneliness, which is where you need imagination as a reader, to fill in the gaps. it feels to me like the ultimate story of loneliness and isolation, a really horrible story in a way, but the beauty comes in that karana doesn't give up, fends for herself, hunts, traps, even makes pretty clothes...and she makes do with what company she has - dogs, birds, otters. (actually, not that odd of a story - i think there are lots of people in our towns and cities in the year 2001 who are that isolated...) but just imagine, being left alone on an island for eighteen years? sounds like hell to me. i really admire her for surviving and not giving up hope. one question: why did she give up so quickly on building a new canoe and paddling for the mainland after just one failure? she had the capacity to make a good canoe, and she was strong and brave, right? i mean, she spent like three years just trying to spear an octopus for fun, so to me it just doesn't make sense.
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Summary: Island of the Blue Dolphins
Review: Have you ever been alone on a deserted island with dogs that ate your brother and aleuts which left, butkilled many men in tribe.Well Karana has in the book called Island of the Blue Dolphins written by Scott O'Dell.it all started when the tribe was a having a nice peaceful life and then the aleuts came and made a deal with the tibe that if they would let them stay and hunt they would give them half the pelts they got. So the tribe let them stay and hunt for a few weeks. They hunted and got many otter pelts. When they were going to leave the tribe leader said I want my Share of the pelts, but the aleuts only gave them half of the pelts, and because of that there was a war between the 2 groups. Many men died including karana's Father. After the war was over the aleuts left. The trbe picked a Knew leader which left for a knew land, but before he left he saidthat he would send a ship back to get them. The ship came back ,but her brother did not get on cause he forgot his spear. Karana saw this and jumped off and the ship left . Acouple of days later her brother got aten by wolves. Since they did this she was going to try to kill them, but first she had to build a house and weapons. When she was done with her tasks of the house and weapons she set out to kill the dogs she killed many dogs. She never killed the leader though. Then one day she wounded him, but she couldn't bring herself to kill him. Will she ever get off the island, or will she stay with her knew pet. Ladies and gentlemen I invite you to read this great book by Scott O'Dell.
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Summary: Enduring Childhood Literature
Review: I first read this book as a young girl in the early 60's and still gravitate towards the same copy I read in my children's elementary school library when I visit. When it was made into a movie and played at the local drive-in, I begged my parents to see it more than once. My oldest daughter, now 20, has read the book and when my youngest daughters, 5 & 7, are old enough, they'll read it also.I'm not certain what there is about Island of the Blue Dolphins that continues to draw me back to it over and over; I find myself scanning book lists for the title even though I already own it and have read it more times than I can count. It's the one I say is my favorite when anyone asks what's your favorite book of all time. My most vivid memory of the story is the hate Karana had for the wild dogs and the ironic love she developed for one of the pups who became her companion and defender. It's a wonderful story and belongs in every family library.
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Summary: My thoughts on Island of the Blue Dolphins
Review: I thought this book was excellent! Mr. O'dell did a really good job of describing the island, her situtations, and the things and ways she used natural recourses and tools. I felt like I was watching her and listing to the exciting things she did. The book was sad and her real life story was really sad also. The way she used the natural resources was incredible. I would recommend this book to a person who enjoys emotional and interesting books.
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Summary: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'dell
Review: Have you ever been deserted on a desert island with a pack of hungary wolves? In island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'dell Karana and her little brother Ramo are left behind when the village of Ghalas-at {her home} leaves the Island of the Blue Dolphins in search of a better home. It all started on a beautiful day,the sea looked like a stone with out any scratches. Then a huge object appeared over the horizon,it looked like a big red whale.It seemed to be a ship that belonged to the Aleuts, who came to hunt otter. Karana's father was the cheif of Ghalas-at, and he never trusted them from the start, but he agreed to let them stay. In return they agreed to give him gold and silver. They stayed for many suns and many moons. Finally,the day came for the Aleuts to leave the island. On the day they left they killed most of the men and left the women and a few men to live by themselves. One day an old man sets out to find help and never comes back. Galas-at is starting to lose hope. Finally someone spots a boat on the horizon. Who is it , is it the Aleuts again? Or is it the old man? To find out read Island of the blue Dolphins by Scott O'dell.
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Summary: Great movie
Review: Lived near where this was filmed. Read book when I was very young then came the movie... So good. Good family movie. A real bitter sweet movie I loved it then and now, 20 years later.
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Summary: The best ever
Review: I thought the book was very good, and it's very interesting . It's about the aleuts and otter skins but the ishand doesn't want him to take the otter skins . But the aleuts come back every year. My favorite part in the book was when Ramo kept trying to change his name , because he was becoming the king of the island now , because his father died. I like the ending because there was only two people left alive.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: "Island of the blue dolphins" book review I read the book "island of the blue dolphins" and it's exciting plot and characters grabbed me right from the beginning. One of the best things about it was it's intriguing setting. It's set on a remote island covered with lush vegetation and the whole island is shaped like a giant dolphin. The author gives an incredible mental picture when he says "In the pacific there is an island that looks like a fish sunning it's self in the sea. Around it blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and birds abound." The whole story is based on how a young Indian girl names Karana braves years alone on this island. It's filled with hardships such as when karana is attacked by wild dogs on the island. She must now learn to kill her own food and build her own shelter. There is no way to contact anybody and karana has never done anything like this before. I highly recommend this book to anybody who enjoys adventure or survival books.
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Summary: Read This Book!
Review: Island of the Blue Dolphins is a great book. I loved it. It's about a girl named Karana who lives on an island with her tribe. One day her tribe decides to move to a different island because the wild dogs are attacking. The ship is all ready to go when Karana notices that her younger brother is left on the island. So she swims back to the island, and has to work to survive the wild dogs with her brother. I recommend this book to anybody who wants a good book to read.
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Summary: not my type!
Review: My teacher assigned this book to read in the 6th grade! I really did try to get in to the book but I just couldn't make myself like it it's about a girl indian surviving in a small island for 18 years which was hard to believe i htink I'll stick with the horror books!
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