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llkendrick's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorite books as a kid was My Side of the Mountain and I just recently became aware of the fact that it had been turned into a trilogy. So I reread My Side of the Mountain and read Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain.
I'm happy that a reread My Side because there were big chunks of the plot that I had forgotten about and would have been lost if I had just jumped into Far Side. I still loved My Side, really enjoyed Far Side, but didn't like Frightful's Mountain at all. The second book in this series is about Sam's life with his sister who has joined him on the mountain and about poaching. It held my interest and enjoyed learning more of their survival skills. The third book was from Frightful's perspective and I just don't enjoy hearing an animal's perspective....I think it's cheesy. Plus there was an environmental agenda throughout the whole book that I felt was shoved down my throat. My suggestion if you want to read all three is to read the first two and then read just the last few chapters of Frightful's Mountain so you can see how everything ends.
I'm happy that a reread My Side because there were big chunks of the plot that I had forgotten about and would have been lost if I had just jumped into Far Side. I still loved My Side, really enjoyed Far Side, but didn't like Frightful's Mountain at all. The second book in this series is about Sam's life with his sister who has joined him on the mountain and about poaching. It held my interest and enjoyed learning more of their survival skills. The third book was from Frightful's perspective and I just don't enjoy hearing an animal's perspective....I think it's cheesy. Plus there was an environmental agenda throughout the whole book that I felt was shoved down my throat. My suggestion if you want to read all three is to read the first two and then read just the last few chapters of Frightful's Mountain so you can see how everything ends.
lyndanoel's review against another edition
4.0
I read My Side of the Mountain in elementary school and really enjoyed it, but I never know it was a trilogy! So I am driven by a need to know how the story ends...
I wasn't disappointed! Although I can't imagine this story taking place in today's world (I cringed with fear each time the children were approached by strangers), it tells a wonderful story of humankind's relationship with our natural world and how we take things for granted, and provides a stark awareness that most of our "needs" are really just "wants."
I wasn't disappointed! Although I can't imagine this story taking place in today's world (I cringed with fear each time the children were approached by strangers), it tells a wonderful story of humankind's relationship with our natural world and how we take things for granted, and provides a stark awareness that most of our "needs" are really just "wants."
sudama's review against another edition
4.0
I have fond (though faint) memories of my all-time favorite teacher reading this to us in third grade, so I checked it out of the library to read to my son. It's often hard to tell when he's into something, because his mode of listening usually includes staring at a video game manual or another book. I knew this book about a young boy who runs away to survive by his wits -- gathering edible plants, building a shelter, trapping, and hunting with the aid of a trained falcon -- a year alone on his family's land in the Catskills was reaching my son when we were at a sushi restaurant and he ordered fish. Salmon skin, if I recall correctly. Until then, he'd been a vegetarian.
cheekimonkey's review
5.0
This was read to us in 3rd grade. I LOVED IT! It fed my imagination to the point that I went out into the woods and hollowed out a stump I could JUST sit in so I could pretend I was part of the story. I had dabbled in Baby Sitter's Club prior to this but My Side/Far Side of the Mountain REALLY got me reading.
The "dates read" are approximate. I'm being weird and trying to estimate when books were read in the past ;)
The "dates read" are approximate. I'm being weird and trying to estimate when books were read in the past ;)
mikki_9's review
5.0
This book is one I have not stopped thinking about since I read it 10 years ago. To this day, I want to do exactly what Sam did, except getting found by people at the end lol sooooo gooood
nevohm's review
5.0
Just absolutely amazing. I had originally not wanted to read this book because it was for a school assignment but as I kept reading on I eventually got sucked into this wonderful world. I would count this book as the main reason why I love the survival/campey genre.
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