Comments on: “Hatchet” http://colonylibrarylady.com/2009/05/15/334/ Book reviews Tue, 08 May 2012 17:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: McKenna http://colonylibrarylady.com/2009/05/15/334/#comment-1436 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:42:24 +0000 http://colonylibrarylady.com/?p=334#comment-1436 I am twelve and have always been an avid reader. I read this book two years ago and loved it. It’s disturbingly realistic and really makes you feel like you are on that island with Brian.

]]> By: Ms. Waddle http://colonylibrarylady.com/2009/05/15/334/#comment-1356 Thu, 21 May 2009 19:47:44 +0000 http://colonylibrarylady.com/?p=334#comment-1356 Deity,

Yes! This would be a better book for a reluctant 12-year-old boy reader. One of my sons is a reluctant reader. We read this book together and he really liked it. (But you still might need a bribe to get your nephew started! ;-) )

Robinson Crusoe is considered by many literature ‘experts’ (professors, etc.) to be one of the greatest novels of all time–I can see why you liked it. Maybe your nephew would be willing to read it after a few other guy adventure books?? Gary Paulson writes a lot of them. One I really liked was “Dogsong” (I think–it’s about Paulson’s experiences, especially training for and participating in the Iditarod).

]]> By: Diety http://colonylibrarylady.com/2009/05/15/334/#comment-1350 Wed, 20 May 2009 13:18:11 +0000 http://colonylibrarylady.com/?p=334#comment-1350 Hmm, I was thinking about tricking my 12 year old nephew into reading one of my favorite books of all time – Robinson Crusoe ( yes, I have to trick him. all he does is play video games …) But the archaic language immediately put him off. Do you think Hatchet could be sort of an introduction to this ?

]]> By: Ms. Waddle http://colonylibrarylady.com/2009/05/15/334/#comment-1349 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:58:45 +0000 http://colonylibrarylady.com/?p=334#comment-1349 Yes, it’s a very improbable landing, but the rest of the book depends on it–and lots of that seemed realistic to me. It’s much easier to read than” Into the Wild”, so if you’ve read that, this could be a quick afternoon read in the summer.

]]> By: Pozycjonowanie http://colonylibrarylady.com/2009/05/15/334/#comment-1348 Tue, 19 May 2009 12:19:52 +0000 http://colonylibrarylady.com/?p=334#comment-1348 Sounds interesting, kinda like lost mixed with into the wild (pardon movie/tv comparison). I might get i even though the idea of him landing by himself seems highly inprobably

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