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Summary: A spectacular novel of survival
Review: "Hatchet" is the twelfth Gary Paulsen book I've read, and I definitely have to say that so far it is the best Paulsen novel I've read. Gary Paulsen is at his best when he's writing gripping tales of adventure and survival, such as "The Voyage of The Frog", "Dogsong", and "Hatchet." Thirteen year old Brian Robeson is on his way to his dad's house in Canada when the plane he is riding in crashes. The plane went down in the middle of a huge Canadian forest surrounded by nothing but a lake and woodlands. Brian, who is used to city life, has to find a way to survive in the country with nothing to begin with except the hatchet that his mom gave him before he left."Hatchet" is one of the best all around books I've ever read. The way Gary Paulsen describes Brian's struggles and triumphs in the wilderness is compelling and well written all the way from when the plane first crashes to when Brian learns to like this new life in a way and finds something very valuable inside the crashed plane. This is one book that gets better and better the further you get into the story. If you like flawless books about survival and adventure, I recommend getting "Hatchet" more than just about any other book.
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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: My Review
Review: If you like books about adventures and fights to stay alive Hatchet is a good book for you. Brian Rodeson is a Thirteen-year-old kid whose parents were divorced. He was going to the Canadian oil fields to see his father. His father was a mechanical engineer and invented a new oil-drilling bit. Brian was over the Canadian wildness and the pilot is having a heart attack and Brian started to panic because he was the only other person in the plane, he called for help many times. After awhile the plane ran out of gas and he had to crash land in a lake. After the crash he was left with the clothes on he had on and a hatchet on his belt. He thought he was going to die but he started to eat some berries he found. He built a shelter under a rock cliff. He made a wall out of wood and put it up against the rocks. Then he tried making a spear and a bow to catch fish. He finally started to hunt birds and rabbits.
I think people that would like this book are people that like adventure and action. I like how Gary Paulsen writes because makes you feel like your actually there.
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Summary: A heartwarming survival story
Review: Liz Gilbertson~Dobbs Grade 5 Hardy Elementary Wellesley MA May 19, 1999 Hatchet This is a beautifully written story about a 13 year old city boy named Brian. Brian's parents get divorced because of "the secret". He is going to visit his father on a plane but the pilot has a heart attack! Brian tries to fly the plane but crashes in to the lake! He swims to the surface gasping for air. He weakly crawls to shore and gets attacked by a HUGE swarm of mosquitoes. He barely manages to get away from them and find shelter in a rock overhang. To survive he knew he needed food so he built wepons like spears, snares and a bow and arrow. To get fruit he follows a flock of birds, to a berry tree, the berries have a bitter flavor but he kept eating pits and all. He got sick that night. Luckly he finds a patch of raspberries. He ate and ate, A huge grizzly bear came a long. A couple of days later a tornado comes and hits the lake! it stirred the plane so that the tip of its tail was showing. He thought of the surival pack, he would rather have that than $1,000,000,000!Will he get the surival pack in the plane with the dead pilot or try to surive using just what he has? you have to read the end of this book to find out! Survival and heart break bueatifully merge in this heart warming story! The sequal, The River, is good too!
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