Hatchet

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Summary: Review of Hatchet
Review: As you open the cover of this book you get enthralled to the point where you cannot stop reading. The story starts out slow. After reading a chapter you may want to stop. It may seem like the story is going nowhere and isn't very interesting. You shouldn't stop reading. By the second or third chapter you will be totally enthralled, and be glad that you didn't stop reading.
This story begins as Brian is flying over the Canadian wilderness on his way to see his father. When the single engine Cessna suddenly crashes, it leaves him stranded in the forest. Brian has to adapt to his new conditions. He is forced to learn how to survive with little supplies and experience. All Brian has are the cloths on his back, a hatchet his mother gave him, and any supplies he could recover from the wrecked plane.
Brian Robeson is the main, and almost only, character in this book. He is thirteen years old. Brian is dealing with his parent's break-up. He is the kind of person who keeps things inside, thinking about their divorce all the time.
The author of Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, uses many descriptive words in his writing. When reading his book you can imagine yourself in the book seeing and talking to the characters. By describing every little intricate detail one feels like they are actually in the story. As you read more of the book the deeper you sink into the heart-stopping suspense. The only criticism I would give to this story would be that there wasn't always action going on. It was a little repetitive at times, when the author was talking about every day life. Overall this book was great and I would recommend it to anyone.

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Summary: Hatchet
Review: Brian is a boy whoes parents are divorced and is only fourteen. I enjoyed this book a fair amount. I would recommend this book to children of divorced parents. I really liked the beginning of the book because there was a lot of action and the last part of the book because I liked the way Brian got saved from an island but I was not so fond of the middle of the book. I found the middle part of the book kind of boring. I liked the thought of all of the dangerous animals in the book. Overall I really liked the book. I give this book 3 stars.

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Summary: This is an excellent adventure book for young adults.
Review: First of all, I've loved every Gary Paulsen book I'veever read. "Hatchet" is no exception. Although fictional,this is a real story about a real boy. Gary Paulsen takes his knowledge of the wild obtained by his camping, kyaking, backpacking and such experiences and uses it to the fullest extent. Abstract and artistic, "Hatchet" is just amazing. Reader Beware: Do Not put the book down when Brian gets stranded. This is not a book where the hero "just happens" to have matches and a gun and a clean bubbling brook running alongside the lean-to he made out of deerskin. I hate such stories, and was pleasantly surprised that Brian had not been a boyscout. I felt as if he truly was a city boy thrown into the wilderness with no idea of it's dangers. He doesn't find delightful wild strawberries and when he comes face-to- face with a bear, a moose, and other such animals, he does not know how to handle it. On the first night, he suddenly realizes that he has no idea how to make a fire, and that the nature specials on PBS don't tell you all there is to know about the Canadian wilderness. As I read this book, I thought to myself, this is really what he would be thinking. I would react the same way if I were in his shoes. Once again, Gary Paulsen has out done himself. Do yourself a favor- read the book but do not see the movie. Hatchet has always been my favorite book, and will be for many years to come.

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Summary: Hatchet by Gary Paul;sen
Review: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

"The pilot's mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the seat, holding his shoulders now. Swore and hissed, "Chest! Oh god, my chest is coming apart!" Brian knew now. The pilot was having a heart attack."

Hatchet is one of the best books I've ever read. It's about a boy named Brian who crashes in a plane and now must live in the wilderness. By himself he has to find food, build a shelter, and more with only a hatchet.
Gary Paulsen has written a few of these Brian books. Brian is very brave in this story, but I think in the beginning he was really scared and didn't now what to. Later on in the story he got use to the wilderness and started to like it. Once he was looking for berries and saw a bear. The bear was looking for the same berries that he was looking for so he just stood there until it left. He learned other things about living in the wilderness like how to catch a fish and start a fire.
I recommend this book to whoever likes adventure, mystery, realistic fiction, or just books that Gary Paulsen wrote. Happy reading!

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Summary: Hatchet
Review: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is a story about a 13 year old boy, Brian, who's parents have recently divorced. So, he is fly to meet his father in northern canada, but in flight the pilot has a heartattack and dies. Brian is left to land the plane, by himelf, into a lake where he tries to survive the canadian wilderness.
Brian is face with obstacles once land such as shelter, food, and fire. but there are also bears, wovles, and other creatures that hinder brian's survival.
after time in the wilderness brian developes new skills for survival and finds a nich in the habitat that he now lives in. he begins to understand every animal that he comes in contact with. he knows every sounds and every smell. his senses mold to his surrounding as life becomes easier to bare.
but the belief that rescue is far off or never coming haunts his thoughts, like a wolf on the prowl.


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Summary: -A primer on how to think, problem solve
Review: Hatchet is more than just a survival story. As Brian, a 13 yr old who is the only survivor of a plane crash while going to visit his father, learns to survive, he learns about himself as well as his surroundings. It is different than other survival books I have read because it guides you step by step through his thinking process. It is a primer on how to think, how to reason and problem solve, for this reason alone, I would love my children to read it.

Beyond that it is really entertaining. It is suspensful and full of surprising twists and turns. You feel as if you are right there, as if you were Brian.

The author Gary Paulsen has spent a lot of time in the woods; he has run two Iditarods (an Alaskan sled dog race). He says (after Brian's Return) that most of the things that happened to Brian have actually happened to him at one time or another.

I recommend this book for 10 yrs and up. I will read it again, and I look forward to reading it with my boys.

Sequels to this book (that should not be missed!) are The River, Brian's Winter, Brian's Return, and Brian's Hunt.

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Summary: stuck in the woods
Review: Have you ever been stranded in the woods all by yourself? In the book HATCHET, Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father for the summer when his pilot has a heart attack. Brian is able to crash land the plane in lake nearby. Brian had to face the elements of nature and starvation. He had to learn how to survive with only his hatchet and his surroundings. This book is for middle school age students because the vocabulary is exelent and easy to understand.
HATCHET is a good book thatyou cant put down. There was a tornado that destroyed Brian's shelter and scattered every thing he owned. One night while Brian was sleeping a porcupine intruded his shelter and stabbed Brian in the leg with its quills.
HATCHET was a good book that teaches you how to survive in the wilderness. Brian had to gather berries, hunt rabbits and birds, and spear fish to eat.
Hatchet is a fiction story because it didn't really occur.
Brian Robeson has a plane crash and is stranded in the wilderness. He has to learn how to hunt for his food. Brian has to fend against mosquitos, flies, bears, moose, and tornados.

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Summary: Hatchet - Josh
Review: My favorite book that I've read is the very well known novel entitled, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. The novel is about a regular boy named Brian Robeson, and he goes to meet his father in Canada, but as he's in the plane heading to his father, something goes terribly wrong; the pilots of the plane gets a sudden heart attack! As the plane goes down in the story, the stakes rise for Brian. That's one example of why this book is so great! Gary Paulsen explains Brian's troubles in simple words, yet he uses lots of those words to describe Brian's troubles well. One other example is, it sparks your mind into reading or makes you start reading Gary Paulsen's nooks. I assure you, give this book to a person that doesn't like reading, and after a week, they'll come to you asking for books written by Gary. In this novel, the question is," How will the main character, Brian, survive?" So it's obvious that this book is an adventure and a "man against nature" conflict novel. As you have probably guessed, Brian suffers from hunger and searches for food and shelter. When Brian finds any kind of food, Gary describes Brian to feel like he just found money []off the street! The third reason why this book is so well thought out is because of the creativity Gary has put into Brian. Brian uses a lot of things in his environment around him in every way; a common stick can be a spear or an arrow. To sum it up, when you start this book, you won't stop reading it until Brian is rescued. I feel that Gary Paulsen gave Brian Robeson life, and that's what
made, Hatchet a great book.

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Summary: A Great Survival Story
Review: Recommendation
I would recommend this book to anyone 11 years old and up because it presents a picture of how a young man survives the wilderness. Another reason would be that it was a very interesting story about survival. For example, any mistake that Brian makes could cause disaster. "Small mistakes could turn into disasters, funny little mistakes could snowball so that while you were still smiling at the humor you could find yourself looking at death". Another example is when Brian tries to start a fire, but does not know what to use. "Clearly there had to be something for the sparks to ignite, some kind of tinder or kindling-but what?" In conclusion, if you are interested in survival and adventure, then read this book.