Hatchet
Brian’s Saga series #1
by Gary Paulsen
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Review #1
* * Stars (Just ok)
I really didn’t like this book. I found it boring and predictable. It is about a boy that gets trapped in the wilderness (very predictable) and must survive on his own. The only thing he has with him is a hatchet (like an axe) that his mother gave him. I don’t suggest you read this book!
Review #2
* * * * * Stars (Amazing!)
I liked the book Hatchet because of the plot. Brian is a boy whose parents are divorced and he gets on a plane to fly to his dad’s house, but it crashes. Now he has to figure out how to live without food and water. In my opinion, the book was very interesting.
Review #3
* * * * Stars (Great!)
Hatchet is about a boy whose plane crashes and his pilot dies. He has to survive on his own in the forest. I liked this book because it had a lot of thrill in it. It was exciting to see what happened next.
Review #4
* * * * * Stars (Amazing!)
The book Hatchet is about a boy named Brian who was on a plane flying to his father’s house when the plan crashed. I like this book because of its adventure and this plot.
Review #5
* * * * * Stars (Amazing!)
“Hatchet” is a great book. When I read it I just wanted it to keep going on and on. I love this book because it is full of adventure. I like how he only has a hatchet to star off with and he makes an amazing shelter and survives in the wild. I learned a survival skill when Brian was trying to spear a fish, I learned that water bends so you can’t spear where you think you see the fish.
Review #6
* * * * * Stars (Amazing!)
I love all the adventure and the struggle to survive. “Hatchet” also has a mixture of different types of conflicts. The most captivating conflict was man vs himself, when Brian is trying to keep himself in a sane state of mind. There is also man vs a greater force when Brian is battling nature to stay alive. He also deals with his parents’ divorce, which I assume would be man vs a greater force since he can’t control the outcome of the situation.
Review #7
* * * * Stars (Great!)
I like this book because it is almost like a mystery to me. I think this is because you don’t know what Brian is going to do next. I also learned how to survive more. Like when he was in a tornado and stayed in a rock fort.
Review #8
* * Stars (Just ok)
The story starts when Brian Robeson stares out the window of a small plane at the endless green northern wilderness below him. Brian was 13 years old and had recently witnessed his parents’ divorce. It was really hard on him and causes his eyes to burn up every time he thinks about it. He has mixed feelings as he gets in the copilot seat – partially excited to get on a plane since he’s never been in one before and upset at thinking about his parents’ divorce. The pilot soon starts to squirm and Brian figures out that he’s having a heart attack. The pilot dies and Brain questions what to do next. He flies the plane with some trouble, pulling the headset from the pilot even though he is very hesitant to do so. He calls for communication, but isn’t able to reach anyone. The plane eventually crashes into the forest. What will happen to Brian? Will he survive?
Something that intrigued me to read this book was the adventure sequences it brought, as it constantly led me to be on the edge of my seat. After the plane crash, though, it isn’t super exciting because Brian is just trying to get food and survive.
For upper elementary school kids and middle school teens.
