The River

Unabridged
Author: Gary Paulsen
Narrator: Peter Coyote
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: Listening Library, Inc.
Date: April 2005
Length: 3 hours
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

"We want you to do it again."

These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived.


Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post--if the map he has is accurate.

"From the Paperback edition

Reviews (3)

What a read!

Written by Anonymous from Sugar Land, TX on April 17th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 5/5

A short story but one that is action packed and keeps you on the edge all the way. No filler. Just action and suspense.

The River

Written by Diana Conley on April 29th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This book was wonderful! Book 1, Hatchet, was better (isn't the first book almost always?) but, not by much. Setup took longer with this one than Hatchet, but to be believeable, the writer had to spend a great deal of time on this. And he did a good job. It's 100% believeable. The same narrator, Peter Coyote, narrated this one. He has a very calming, soothing voice, making the River a candidate for pre-naptime. This was a very good book.

The River

Written by Anonymous from Houston, TX on September 23rd, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

My 9-year-old son and I really enjoyed this great wilderness adventure book and we highly recommend it. A great sequel to The Hatchet.