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A review by bhall237
Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
3.0
“Reality began to slip away from him. Not that he
was mentally different, or mentally ill, so much as
that it just bored him. There was a small park in
town, a stand of trees with some hedges, and he
found himself going there more and more…”
The continuation of Brian and his journey to find himself in the woods, I’d rather enjoy this one quite a bit, but still no where as good as The River in my opinion. What I didn’t realize until finishing this book is that Brian’s Winter, Brian’s Return, and Brian’s Hunt are a trilogy in themselves, while Hatchet and The River are a duology. I found this one to be a bit on the repetitive side, But it mostly comes down to the fact that all of the books feature the same subject matter, that being Brian surviving in the woods. This one was by far the most interesting psychologically with Brian discovering himself very much so. I really enjoyed the character of Billy and Brian realizing it was him seeing himself in the future in a sense. I really liked Bryan talking with Caleb and starting each chapter as a note to him. Just being able to dive into what makes Brian Brian really helped flush out a character that I didn’t expect to have this much depth. I think overall, if you’re a fan of the other books in the series, you’re gonna love this one just as much. And with that, only one more to go.
was mentally different, or mentally ill, so much as
that it just bored him. There was a small park in
town, a stand of trees with some hedges, and he
found himself going there more and more…”
The continuation of Brian and his journey to find himself in the woods, I’d rather enjoy this one quite a bit, but still no where as good as The River in my opinion. What I didn’t realize until finishing this book is that Brian’s Winter, Brian’s Return, and Brian’s Hunt are a trilogy in themselves, while Hatchet and The River are a duology. I found this one to be a bit on the repetitive side, But it mostly comes down to the fact that all of the books feature the same subject matter, that being Brian surviving in the woods. This one was by far the most interesting psychologically with Brian discovering himself very much so. I really enjoyed the character of Billy and Brian realizing it was him seeing himself in the future in a sense. I really liked Bryan talking with Caleb and starting each chapter as a note to him. Just being able to dive into what makes Brian Brian really helped flush out a character that I didn’t expect to have this much depth. I think overall, if you’re a fan of the other books in the series, you’re gonna love this one just as much. And with that, only one more to go.