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Book Reviews of Brian's Winter
Book Review: Brian's Winter
Summary: 4 Stars
I gave this book four stars because it's a good book for kids my age.It's about a boy named Brian and when he was in the forest for a winter and he struggles. But I don't want to tell you about the whole story so I think you should read this book, Brian's Winter.Book Review: Brian's Winter
Summary: 5 Stars
Brian's Winter is a very good book for all ages. There are very few if any boring parts in this story. I recomend reading Hatchet before this one and buying Brian's Return and The River after reading this one. If you like survival storys at all I know you will love this one.Book Review: Brian's Winter
Summary: 3 Stars
Brian's Winter
Gary Paulsen
Viktorija Mazulyte
Can you imagine yourself in the wilderness all by yourself? Having no one to talk to, not having all the things that you do now, such as: good food, internet, TV, CD player, nice-warm room that you can stay in, and all the other good stuff. Well that's how the character in the book "Brian's Winter", written by Gary Paulsen, lived for for fifty four days. I can't imagine anyone surviving in conditions like that.
It all happened in the winter when a plane crashed because the pilot got a heart attack, and only a boy, named Brian survived. He was only fourteen years old and he didn't know what was waiting ahead of him. Most major difficulties that he had to face were that he had to make himself a shelter, get himself food by hunting and fishing, and also keep away from all the danger that might be in Canadian wilderness. We can't forget that we are talking about a fourteen year old boy who never was in any situation like that, it would be awful to anyone but for this boy it was especially hard.
Brian was a smart boy, so he found out the way to make himself comfortable. He made himself a shelter, he went fishing, where he met his first "friend" a huge bear, he hunted rabbits, later on when he made himself a big bow he hunted moose and deer. He did everything by himself. I don't know where he had all that imagination how to make an arrow, a bow, clothes, and how to make food form animals.
He played this "visiting" game, so he wouldn't be bored and also wouldn't go crazy. He would sit down by the lake and look far, far away and imagine in his mind that some people that he wanted to talk to such as mom, dad and friends talked to him. Brian would talk out loud, tell whoever he was talking to what he was doing, and ask them how the things are working out back home without him. That's what he did for not wanting to feel lonely.
Brian would think back about home and think about all things like sitting down by TV, eating snacks that were so good. But that made him homesick. He missed his mom and dad, all his friends. It was hard time for him, a teenage boy living by himself like nowhere, somewhere in the wild. But as the time went by he felt more and more that the entire wilderness was his home. I don't know how he lived there for whole fifty four days and didn't die from cold, he didn't starve, he didn't get killed by some of the wild animals living there in the forest and just waiting for some meat to come.
This story made me see how hard life could be. Now when we think about that and that is wrong we are not happy, we don't appreciate enough all things that make us comfortable and happy. The reason why I liked this book was that this book made me think of how hard life could change just in one day. I didn't like this book because I don't usually read these kinds of books. I am not the biggest fan of survival books and all the wild, hunting. But still this book had a point and it was good.
Gary Paulsen is a very famous writer. He has written whole lot books about adventure and the wild. He mostly writes for young children. He liked to go dog sledding when he was able to. I would say that this book "Brian's Winter" was a realistic fiction adventure novel. The most important thing that I learned was that you have to appreciate what you have because one day you might lose it all.
So if you want to find out how a fourteen year-old Brian went through all of these difficulties, you should definitely read this book!
Book Review: Brian's Winter
Summary: 2 Stars
Brian's Winter
By Gary Paulsen
Review by Amy Paolini
While I was reading the novel, Brian's Winter, the author Gary Paulsen made me fell like I was really there. The book is about a boy named Brian who was on a trip to see his father in Canada. On the way there, The jet he was taking all of a sudden crashed. With only him and the pilot on board, Brian was the only survivor. With only the tools left on the jet, and a hatchet that is what Brian had to survive on for mny months, and a hard long winter.
I really liked this book. It took me to a new place, and I felt like me and Brian were like family members, and he was telling me his stories. Also it made a good picture in my mind. I felt like when he was describing on how the moose toppled over him, I had an awesome picture of that for the whole time.
The theme of this book is to never give up and always keep going no matter what happens. Brian was one of those people that were living on his own and he had to get through the winter or until someone found him. He was missing for a long time and not only did the plane crash but he hasn't talked to his parents since the summer.
Brian has had an adventure of his life. Though the whole book, it always seemed like Brian needed to improve on everything. When he decided to start hunting bigger and better things, as said in the book "He decided he needed a stronger weapon, a large bow." Said by Brian.
I liked this book because it was like I was really there and I like books that take you on adventures and like make you want to keep reading because you want to find out what is going to happen next. I can picture the authors voice being deep and very serious because he is trying to survive.
Brian's Winter is full of funny events that Brian has to go through. One of my favorites was when he watched a wolf make his mark on a tree and he did the same thing. When he did the wolf didn't look every happy, so Brian just walked away hoping not to get hurt.
If you want to find out what happens to Brian if he survives or not you will have to go and read this book.
Book Review: Brian's Winter
Summary: 4 Stars
How would you feel if you were a teenager that had to survive in the Canadian Wilderness alone? This is what Brian had to go through in Brian's Winter, a realistic fiction novel written by Gary Paulsen. Brian had to hunt to find food, get wood to stay warm, and make items in order to survive. All of this played a role in either life or death for Brian. He had to adapt to the climate and learn survival tips to survive these harsh conditions.
Hunting was a major need for Brian in the wilderness. Food was a mater of life or death. Brian hunted many animals from deer and moose to rabbits. When Brian hunted he would either use a rifle or a bow an arrow. An example of Brian's hunt is "The arrow jumped form the string and he saw the feathers fly straight away from him and at the moose and slam into the moose's neck just above the center of her chest" (Paulsen, 78). This is when Brian shot the moose with his arrow. This is what Brian had to do in order to get food and survive.
Brian needed wood to keep warm. Brian would need to travel out and find trees to use for wood. Once he found the trees he would cut them down and drag it back to the camp. He would have to take many trips back and fourth to get the wood back to the camp. Getting wood would usually take about a day. Brian would usually stock up on the wood so he would have enough wood for a few weeks.
Brian would make items in order to survive. He made different items from boots, a vest, and a parka to snowshoes and snow boots. Brian made these items from the bones and other materials from the animals that he killed. This is an example of Brian using the snowshoes that he made. "The snow was powdery and the shoes didn't keep him right on top of the snow as he thought, but they kept the snow away from his legs" (Paulsen, 109). The snowshoes made it easier for Brian to get around. The parka kept Brian warm during the harsh cold of the winter months. If Brian didn't have the parka he might of froze to death. He used the deer hide to make the vest to keep him warm. He also used the deer hide to put around the boots to keep himself warm.
In Brian's Winter I like how the author makes you keep reading to find out what happens. I liked he would use detailed examples to put pictures into your mind. I also like how Brian handled problems. There was nothing that I didn't like about the book. I think that if you like a good adventure that Brian's Winter in a must read. It tells how a young kid has to survive in the wilderness. Gary connects some of his love for the outdoors into his writings. He used to love to run Iditarod's and he loves to sail. Gary loves to sail in the Pacific and to travel to his house in New Mexico. I think the theme that Gary was trying to get through was that even if you're stuck out in the wilderness you can still make ends meet and survive He enjoys spending a lot of his with his wife. While doing that he would have to work out in the wilderness with his dogs. Brian had to do some hard work in the wilderness such as retrieving wood and dragging back the animals that he killed.