Hatchet is a book about 13-year old Brian and his adventures and misadventures being stranded in a forest after an unexpected plane crash. In my opinion, this book is entertaining and I would definitely recommend it to teenagers and young adults. Although Hatchet has amazing imagery and, at times, emotional moments, everything happened very suddenly and a little too fast. I had a hard time keeping up with all the events that happened. Perpich was a key character in the book. Even though he is not with Brian, he influenced him to stay motivated and positive. I love how a teacher, and the lesson he taught, stuck with Brian through hardships and downfalls; as well as the successes. My favorite part was when something catastrophic destroyed Brian’s camp. I loved how he stayed positive and determined to survive. Hatchet is a fantastic book because of the message it sends to readers. It shows readers how to survive, but also shows how much family can stick with you. All through being stranded, Brian was thinking about his family and the times they had together. It shows you to appreciate the things your parents do for you. Overall, I believe Hatchet is five stars.
Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 10 - 9 | R | 5.7 | 42328 |
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Brian Robertson, sole passenger on a Cessna 406, is on his way to visit his father when the tiny bush plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. With nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present, Brian finds himself completely alone.
Challenged by his fear and despair -- and plagued with the weight of a dreadful secret he's been keeping since his parent's divorce -- brian must tame his inner demons in order to survive. It will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed.
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In my opinion, this book was not a book that I would recommend, it has very unrealistic twists, it also has a very unsatisfying ending, and very random flashbacks. SPOILER ALERT: my favorite part of this book was probably when something mysterious came out and attacked Brian, then stole something important of his. My favorite character was probably the pilot from the end of the book, because even though he was in a small portion of the book, I still liked his humor and how he wore glasses. I would give this book two stars out of five personally. Somebody who likes forests and animals and survival/adventure books would probably like this book more than me.
My opinion on Hatchet is that it is a very fun and adventurous book to read. You never know what is going to happen and some parts are very surprising/shocking. Hatchet is a book about a young boy who got stranded in the forest and is trying to survive. (!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!) My favorite part of the book is when a tornado hits Brian’s “camp”. This is my favorite part because he stayed strong afterward even though before he had been attacked by a moose. He was left with nothing, but the hatchet, and was still tough and even said “Is that all you’ve got.”, showing that he is ready for anything. (!!!END OF SPOILER!!!) I would recommend this book to people who like a mysterious journey because you never knew what would happen and to me that is really fun to read. In my opinion, Terry seems like a really fun and caring person who is also Brian’s best friend. I think he is caring because he was trying to stop Brian from getting sad about the Secret. He is fun and Brian’s best friend because Brian talked about Terry a lot of times when him and Terry were playing games and riding bikes. Another reason I think Terry is Brian’s best friend is because he never talked about any other friends, so I assumed that he was his best friend. I picked a rate of five because I really like books about mystery and adventure and Hatchet has a lot of both.
Hatchet in my opinion is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone thinking about reading it Because the plot and the story is great but, there were some odd parts and some odd grammar. My favorite part of this book has to be when Brian, the main character, finds a very interesting and life changing object ,around the end of the book, that will turn surviving to simply living in the woods.There was some parts I didn't really understand like finding berries or attacked by mosquitoes because they simply weren't to important to the story, they were only extra detail. Brian,s dad in my opinion is a fairly good guy even though he’s never around in the book he was always described as a good guy according to Brian but we never see him.The way he was stranded in the first place was he was going to visit his dad and his plane crashed that’s it.
Hatchet Book Review In my opinion I think that hatchet is a very outgoing book.I think that everyone should read this book because it teaches a valuable lesson that I think everyone can learn upon when life is hard. Brian had to go through some twists and turns but in the end he made everything seem that it wasn’t that hard to be stranded in the wild. I would give this book a five stars because it taught me a personally lesson that times in life can be hard but that other times life can be so beautiful. In my opinion I think that the pilot is the best because he taught Brian how to fly a plane but when Brian said he couldn’t the pilot told him he could do it. MAJOR SPOILERS: my favorite major spoilers is when Brian founded the transmitter and that helped one of the other pilots find him and rescue Brian.
Hatchet was an amazing and thrilling book in my opinion. This book had many suspense parts to it which made the book even better and was very detailed. Hatchet is about a gloomy boy who went through many harsh things in life and to top it off, a surprise hits him; this surprise would change his life forever. My favorite part of the book was when a brave and strong boy had realized something very important that he had managed to fulfill this realization which had changed his life and his stay. I genuinely recommend Hatchet to anyone.
Hatchet: this book is good if you like suspense and and the outdoors by the way there will be spoilers ahead of this review. Brian shows integrity and power that he can do it but in the begging brain just ate berries and did nothing waiting to be rescued this is where most of the spoilers are so stop reading if you haven't read the book. In the beginning it showed Brian as a city boy going to Canada to see his dad but then the pilot had a heart attack so he crashed. Again there are massive spoilers as I go on. Then Brian got together and started to survive my favorite part of this book is when Brain saw the pilot's head was just a skull but then he remembered that fish had to eat and they were always next to the plain and they were eating the piolet and the fish he ate was eating the pilot. Over all this I think this is an amazing book that you should read. If you only watched the movie you should read the book. Also I think brains parents dont care that much about him they only looked for two months gave up on him easily. Brain is the type of kid that doesn't give up easily he is the person who will ever give up.
If you ask me, the book hatchet was amazing; it was full of excitement. I recommend this book to everyone. In my opinion, Brian was very brave during his ordeal. He stayed focused as superb as he could and he tried his best to stay positive. Even though his parents are divorced and he knows the “secret”, he did not let his home problems interfere with him surviving. SPOILER: My favorite part was when Brian was rammed by a moose. Even though he was in pain, he did not freak out, instead he stayed focus on what was happening.
I definitely liked the book Hatchet. I would prefer everyone to read Hatchet. It’s about Brian Robeson, a thirteen year old who is stuck in the Cadadian wilderness. He tries to survive with only him and the gift that his mom gave him. He went to see his father when something happens to the pilot and the plane ran out of gas. Brian’s mom recently got divorced and started to date another man. Brian still loves her but he doesn’t like what happened. Spoiler I liked the part when Brian was attacked and learned something special. It could be useful or not. Another thing is when Brian finds something useful in the plane. It definitely amazed Brian.
This is a great book about surviving in the wilderness. It had a lot of interesting parts that made me want to know what happened next. There were also some parts in the book that made me very sad or excited. I loved the part when Brian ate the first fish that he caught. It was very descriptive and detailed, and it also made me hungry! I think this is an amazing book, and you should definitely read it if you like survival stories.