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A review by bhall237
Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
3.0
“A good--no, he thought, his brain closing down, a great
day. A meat day. A moose day. He would sketch it on the
shelter wall tomorrow”
More of a “what if?” scenario to The Hatchet than a continuation from The River, Brian’s Winter is an interesting look at what if Brian didn’t make it out during fall and had to survive through the winter. I thought the concept to be more interesting than the actual execution of events that took place. While it was still good, it was basically just Hatchet again, but obviously during the winter. It was still really well written and had very intense scenes, as well as wildlife that the reader became attached to, but I didn’t find this nearly as intriguing as The River. I find it odd that the middle book in the series is a alternate universe than a direct sequel, something I can’t say I’ve seen a series do before. Overall, I thought it was pretty good, but nowhere near as good as other books in the series. Still excited to read the last two and see how Brian’s journey concludes.
day. A meat day. A moose day. He would sketch it on the
shelter wall tomorrow”
More of a “what if?” scenario to The Hatchet than a continuation from The River, Brian’s Winter is an interesting look at what if Brian didn’t make it out during fall and had to survive through the winter. I thought the concept to be more interesting than the actual execution of events that took place. While it was still good, it was basically just Hatchet again, but obviously during the winter. It was still really well written and had very intense scenes, as well as wildlife that the reader became attached to, but I didn’t find this nearly as intriguing as The River. I find it odd that the middle book in the series is a alternate universe than a direct sequel, something I can’t say I’ve seen a series do before. Overall, I thought it was pretty good, but nowhere near as good as other books in the series. Still excited to read the last two and see how Brian’s journey concludes.