The River
by Gary Paulsen
Taste attributes: adventuredramafamilysimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeAn adventure novel that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
4.0 / 5
8 ratings
About This Book
Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival.
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- Author
- Gary Paulsen
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 138
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- Source
- Open Library
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