Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Brian's Winter
Book Review: Action Pact, Full of Adventure
Summary: 4 Stars
After Gary Paulsen wrote Hatchet, children who read the book started to ask, "what if Brian hadn't been rescued? What if he had stayed for the winter?" So Gary Paulsen decided to write about it, and that's where the book Brian's Winter came from. In the book, Brian Robeson's only concern is survival, but between him and returning to his warm, cozy home stands the harsh winter conditions he must face if he is ever to see his mother or father again. I really enjoyed reading this book because of the plot, and especially because of the way it was written in third person. When Gary Paulsen decided to write it that way, I thought that he made a good decision because it really pulled me into the story, as if I were there. The plot was exiting, and at times even heart stopping, and I intend to read the story again soon. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes books with a lot of action and a big plot.Book Review: Adventurous, full of action, and exciting!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Brian's plane crashes on an abandoned island! No one within over 100 miles. How does he survive? After making two bows, six arrows, meeting a pack of wolves twice, metting a bear twice, getting a roommate(a skunk), killing many rabbits, killing a deer, being trampled by a moose, and rebuilding his shelter five or six times, Brian gets rescued. I think this book is made to be read by a sixth grader and is outstanding. I highly recomend this book if you enjoy camping and adventure.Book Review: All About Brian's Winter
Summary: 3 Stars
All about Brian's Winter
One really extraordinary book that I have read and really enjoyed is Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen. This book took place in the Canadian Wilderness. It was really cold that winter for a boy that just got into a plane crash and no one there to help him survive on his own.
The main character in Brian's Winter is, Brian. He is only a thirteen year old boy that had to just think of things that he say in his past just to help him survive. He has been lost in the Canadian Wilderness for about two an a half months. To be lost in the wilderness, you have to be able to support yourself. You are going to have to know how to hunt and be able took keep your self warm and know what's okay to eat and what's not okay to eat. Also you would have to know what food you have to cook right so you don't get sick.
One of the most important part in this book is how well he learned how to surive in the wilderness all by himself. He was well at killing animals with the arrow that he made. Also, he had to recall some of the things that he had learned in the past like, how the beavers made their dam stick together with mud..
A few examples from the book is when he was trying to keep his self warm, "No clothing, although he still had some rabbit hides, which he could sew into sleeves for his vest. There was also the hide from the doe. He looked at the deer and thought that he might get a pair of moccasins out of it." Also, he thought about using the memory that he had to do some of the stuff that he did while he was lost in the wilderness.
To conclude everything this book has the genre of fiction. This book would fit into a very adventurous story because of all the adventures that Brian went on just looking for food and the whole plane crash that got Brian there in the first place. I really enjoy Gary Paulsen's writing style. I like the fact that he used lots of description in the book. I like having a picture in my head on what I am reading. Also, Gary does have a sense of humor. When you think that he is going to get really serious he would say some thing funny. The voice that Gary is using for Brian is kind of hard to tell because Brain is the one talking (1st person). Finally the book way that I feel about this book is, I really enjoyed it. It gave me a little bit of tips just in case I were to get lost in the wilderness I would know some things.
Book Review: All By Himself
Summary: 4 Stars
MISSING, YOUNG BOY IN CANADIAN WILDERNESS. Brian's Winter is a great book, written by a great author, known as Gary Paulsen. A thirteen-year-old boy named Brian Robeson is visiting his dad in Canada for the summer. When he gets on a plane to go there, the pilot had a heart attack and died. That meant that Brian had to take over and try to land the plane in a safe place somewhere in the wilderness. Brian is faced with many different challenges to overcome to survive in the wilderness. Brian is left with nothing, no food, clean water, shelter only a hatchet. Brian wants to survive this crash very badly, so he gets to work thinking about how he can build a shelter and more weapons. Will Brian be able to survive scorching heat and freezing cold weather?Brian's Winter was a very fun and great book to read because of the way the author, Gary Paulsen writes. Gary Paulsen writes with very great detail to make the readers feel like they are Brian. Brian's Winter is filled with many chapters that at the end there is a cliffhanger to make you want to keep reading. Once you begin to read this book, you do not want to put it down because of how interesting it is, and there's no good spot to stop at. After reading this book, I feel that I have learned a little something about what it would be like to be stranded in the wilderness for over 3 months with almost nothing. I also feel that Gary Paulsen wrote this book to explain to readers what it would be like to be in the wilderness and that its not as easy as some people think. Gary Paulsen picked a very good setting for this book because of the different weather changes. Canada has very hot summers and very cold winters with many feet of snow. Brian Robeson is also a very good person to be in this position because he is a very intelligent person. Over all I would rate this book at about a 9 because it's a great book and it gets the reader thinking about what's going on and what's going to happen. I would definitely recommend this book to other people because its very descriptive and it's a very easy book to understand and to read.
Book Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
When I started reading this book, I thought that it would be dead boring, but after two chapters it got very interesting and I really had the wish to read it. Paulson has a very special way of writing novels. He writes it in a way that opens your imagination, and makes you feel as if you are right there with Brian. Actually the whole thing is about some person accidentaly got into the wilderness, and trying to survive. It is actually not much things in the content, but Paulson makes it so interesting that I think many people can't wait to read it. SO, if you like reading or you can't find the perfect book, try reading this one and see if it's your type of book. Good bye, and good luck!