The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Transall Saga
Book Review: Gary Paulsen does it again!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's the mark of a great writer when he can take the same concept (A young man is dumped somehow in a harsh, unfamiliar world and must struggle to survive) and still make it refreshing and interesting no matter how many others we've read before.
In the Transall Saga, our protagonist is Mark Harrison, a likable young man who is kidnapped by a mysterious blue light and dropped into a dangerous yet strangely familiar world. Paulsen shows his skill by making us see how Mark learns and adapts to his new world. It's entirely believable when he makes and uses crude wepaons to find food, and his pragmatism shows him as an intelligent character who learns to survive while still remembering his roots.
Now, I won't spoil anything for you, but let me just say that this book still has a lot of twists. Paulsen writes them in such a way that you'll accept them easily while still being surprised. The mystery of the blue lights and the strange world was very well laid out, just like in most of Paulsen's other works.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes fantastic settings, survival stories, and ingenious and compassionate heroes.
--Five stars.
Book Review: Gary Paulsens amazing book
Summary: 5 Stars
The Transall saga is a very good book for a person who likes books about survival and who have read other Gary Paulsen books. In this book Gary Paulson writes about a man named Mark who goes on a solo camping trip in the dessert. One day he was out for a small hike and he saw a beam of light coming from the dessert sky to the ground. He went close to it to examine it ,and a snake bit him. He fell into the light, and he is transported to an alien world. He has no bites ,and now he has to find a way to survive in the world that he does not know of. I definitely give this book two thumbs up.Book Review: Good begining...
Summary: 3 Stars
This book was really good, it had adventure, amazing plot twists, and fleshed-out characters. Then, Paulsen just seemed to get tired of writing. The main character was just by chance whisked off and dropped back home. I mean, that could have happened any time in the story. I liked the book but was highly disapointed with the ending.Book Review: Good, although the ending left something to be desired
Summary: 4 Stars
As an avid fan of Gary Paulsen since fifth grade, I look forward to and usually enjoy all of his books. "Transall Saga" was no exception.When Mark goes out on a hiking trip in the desert, he is enveloped in a strange blue light and transported to what appears to be another world. He's injured in the ordeal, and must recover while trying to stay alive. Once he's well enough to move around more freely, he makes discoveries, namely monkey-like creatures and fruit...as well as evidence of people. One day, he is captured by and enslaved by a group of indigenous people. As time progresses, Mark takes on other roles in the comparitively primitive society, and discovers something rather unsettling about his new world.
The premise of "The Transall Saga" is a tried-and-true one, as is Paulsen's adolescent, male protagonist. Fans of Gary Paulsen will notice similar themes to his other books, but they don't detract from the story.
My only real criticism is of the ending. It was very abrupt, and didn't clean up all the loose ends. For that reason alone, I gave "The Transall Saga" four stars instead of five.
Recommended audience: fans of survival fiction, science fiction and/or speculative fiction.
Book Review: Great for a sequel
Summary: 5 Stars
First, if you have not read this book you have to read it, you are hooked from chapter 1. It would be great if Gary Paulsen wrote a sequel like brian's winter. What if the blue light never came and he had to make a life living on the new planet earth. I think a sequel to this book would be as great as the Hatchet sequels. Please send responses to this.