Hatchet

[aceofblades]

Has anyone ever read this book? If not I highly suggest you read it. And just so I'm not off topic it is about a hatchet

 

[siguy]

i have not read this book, but have heard alot of good reviews about it.

a really great mini series of books that got me got me here over the years is the "my side of the mountain" books. the sequels are "the far side of the moutain" and "frightful's moutain" really great books. they are like reflections of a grown man upon his first three years spent running away from home and living in the catskill moutains in new york state on his grandfather's old farm that was abandoned years ago.

he takes a flint and steel, a hatchet, and a folding knife and a couple of other things i think...and then he catches a bird and he lives and has adventures.

really a very realistic book. i read it when i was 8 years old and from that day until this i still sometimes dream of doing what he did.

 

[reconseed]

You have a link so I can see who wrote it... I am interested in checking this out.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

If that is the one By Gary Paulsen about the kid who crashes the wilderness, and is forced to survive with only a hatchet and maybe a SAK?, then yes, I read it as a kid. I recall it was an excellent book.

 

[tarmix101]

You have a link so I can see who wrote it... I am interested in checking this out.

Ditto. Sounds interesting.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

Just do a google search for "Hatchet" and you will find the book.
I just looked it up, and it is indeed written by Gary Paulsen

 

[reconseed]

Thanks Rat.

Here is a link for anyone interested. Its surprisingly inexpensive.

http://www.amazon.com/Hatchet-Gary-Paulsen/dp/0689826990

 

[armourer2]

I read the book many years ago, and just remember enjoying the read.

Patrick

 

[iamonespfn]

Love the My side of the mountain books too. My favs as a kid. I still read them on occasion. Plan on reading them to my kids to get that wilderness spark going. Jean Craighead George is the one that wrote them if anyone's interested.
-Ron

 

[siguy]

yeah, the first few pages are a little slow, so the book was the last one on my shelf until my mom wanted to know why i hand't read that one. i told her it was boring, so she read me the first few pages and i couldn't wait to get it out of her hands.

yeah, lost my original copy seemingly forever, so i bought a new one ($7 US i think) and then i found my old copy not long after, so i gave the new copy to me little brother.

 

[minipyro23]

I remember my 3rd grade teacher used to read us my side of the mountain books. I thought it was a great book and same with others in the series. I read hatchet and lots of book by gary paulsen they are all good reads. Also a book some of you might like is "Where the Red Fern Grows". Forget who its by but last year we had to read it in school. It was a pretty good book about a man in 30's or 40's reflecting on his childhood in the ...? I want to say ozark mountains but not sure if thats right. Anyways he had a poorer family and for several years trapped animals and saved up his pennies (literally) and one day bought 2 coon hounds after really working hard for many years. He trains them to go after coon as the hides are selling for good money and its a really good book bit sad at the end though.

 

[reconseed]

I wish I had a 3rd grade teacher who cared enough about us to read that kind of a story to us, but then again, i cant remember in the late 80's, was it illegal to talk about weapons in schools? I cant remember...

 

[Liam Ryan]

I remember my 3rd grade teacher used to read us my side of the mountain books. I thought it was a great book and same with others in the series. I read hatchet and lots of book by gary paulsen they are all good reads. Also a book some of you might like is "Where the Red Fern Grows". Forget who its by but last year we had to read it in school. It was a pretty good book about a man in 30's or 40's reflecting on his childhood in the ...? I want to say ozark mountains but not sure if thats right. Anyways he had a poorer family and for several years trapped animals and saved up his pennies (literally) and one day bought 2 coon hounds after really working hard for many years. He trains them to go after coon as the hides are selling for good money and its a really good book bit sad at the end though.

Dave Matthews plays his dad in the movie! Havent read the book, but the movie was good.

I have read and watched the movies for hatchet and msotm, great books, but the movie for msotm is a bit lame, (golly, frightful, do you rekon my algae experiments are ok in this storm?) and bando seems more than a little creepy.