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    "Hatchet" book series by Gary Paulsen

    I'm "reading" (listening to in the truck on my work commute) the 4th book in this series. Borrowed from the local library. I have to say, it's pretty enjoyable for fiction and somewhat thought provoking. Anyone else read these?
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    I've read Brians winter and the first Hatchet, it's been years though. I wasn't aware there was a whole series relating, I might have to check them out. I also really liked The Frog by Gary Paulsen, it is about a young man who inherits his uncles sail boat and gets sucked out further into the ocean than anticipated due to a storm and how he had to survive and find his way back home.

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    Wow, I haven't even thought of that book since it was required reading in 5th grade.

    I liked it back then, but that was over a decade ago and my memory of the book consists of a light aircraft, a heart attack, a windbreaker, a hatchet, a porcupine, and a decently happy ending (rescue).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Koshinn View Post
    Wow, I haven't even thought of that book since it was required reading in 5th grade.

    I liked it back then, but that was over a decade ago and my memory of the book consists of a light aircraft, a heart attack, a windbreaker, a hatchet, a porcupine, and a decently happy ending (rescue).
    same here, I read it in 1993!
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    Quote Originally Posted by karmapolice View Post
    I've read Brians winter and the first Hatchet, it's been years though. I wasn't aware there was a whole series relating, I might have to check them out. I also really liked The Frog by Gary Paulsen, it is about a young man who inherits his uncles sail boat and gets sucked out further into the ocean than anticipated due to a storm and how he had to survive and find his way back home.
    I'll have to check out "The Frog."

    I called it the "Hatchet" series because there are 5 books now:

    1) "Hatchet"
    2) "The River"
    3) "Brian's Winter" (alternate sequel to "Hatchet" where Brian doesn't get rescued as quickly and finds his way out)
    4) "Brian's Return"
    5) "Brian's Hunt"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Koshinn View Post
    Wow, I haven't even thought of that book since it was required reading in 5th grade.

    I liked it back then, but that was over a decade ago and my memory of the book consists of a light aircraft, a heart attack, a windbreaker, a hatchet, a porcupine, and a decently happy ending (rescue).
    Dude you arent lying....havent thought of that book since like 6th grade, whoa.

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    Read hatchet and the river in the 80s. Great stuff.
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    Another good one is "Guts" which is about his experiences and adventures.
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    I like to go back and read them every couple of years. It's interesting how my thought process and appreciation of things has changed as I get older and reread them.

    When I was a kid I was enamored by the freedom aspect of the books, living alone, just you and nature, like camping, but I knew more than he did about outdoor survival when I first read it. I figured there would be no way I'm make the stupid mistakes he did, no way I wouldn't have a fire immediately, etc.

    As I read them again throughout my teenage years up through my 20's to present, I've noticed my mentality towards him has changed. I considered myself lucky that I had those outdoor skills early, but I really started questioning the mental aspect of it and how I would have dealt with it were I to be in a similar situation. It's just interesting food for thought, the way your opinions of things evolve as you're dealing with the same material from a different perspective each time.

    As for the second book, he was just a freaking idiot. He should have died. I thought that then and I still do to this day.
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    Do you mean "The River" or "Brian's Winter"? And why do you think that?
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