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Guts

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I started reading this book the day it came in the mail and couldn't put it down! I read the entire book in one sitting. In this book, Paulsen describes way more details than in his "Hatchet" series. It is very interesting how he got his information to make "Hatchet" very authentic, from being an ambulance driver, being in the air force, being in the Iditarod, flying planes, being attacked by animals, and having an exciting childhood. One thing I learned about Paulsen that I didn't know before was why and how he learned, as a boy, to be a survivor. You will have to read the book yourself to find this out. It is pretty amazing how he survived some of his experiences, all of which helped make the "Hatchet" series so captivating. Now I know why "Hatchet" has been my favorite book for such a long time. I think anyone would enjoy reading "Guts" by Gary Paulsen.

The book Guts is an autobiography about Gary Paulsen. All of the adventures he has been on. How he survived as a kid when he ran away or like the first time he got a book when he walked into a library and an old lady gave him a library card. He has many stories about how he was attacked by moose and how he was saving peoples lives by driving them to the hospital in an ambulance. All of the great stories he has for you it just captures you and makes you want to read and read till you get tiered. The part of the story I liked the most was when he was hunting and got attacked by a moose. A simile that really fits this book is hatchet. This is a great book and I would recommend it to any reader.

There seems to be very little Gary Paulsen hasn't experienced first hand: crashing a bush plane, being pummeled half to death by an angry moose, attempting to drag a 200 pound deer out of a swamp, roasting squirrels over spits, eating bugs, eyeballs, and guts... This is a collection of real life adventures that inspired events in Paulsen's novels. A must-read for fans of these books and for anybody (esp. boys) who love disgusting, dangerous, modern-day survival stories. It's easy to read and gives an appreciation for true survival skills in a world that has largely lost touch with such values. ages 10+

Anthony Neace Book Review Final Draft
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Guts: The True Story Behind Delacorte Press, 2001, 148 PP,... Hatchet and the Brian Books. ISBN: 0-385-32650-5
Gary Paulsen
BOOK REVIEW

Ever been attacked by a deer, or a moose? Well, Gary Paulsen has, and in Guts, Gary Paulsen talks about how he got the idea for Hatchet and the Brian Books. He tells about how he has spent a good portion of his life roughing it out in the woods and in the snow-covered regions of Alaska.
Also in guts, there are many violent or not so violent scenarios that the author has experienced that played a role in the books. For example, one of them might be moose attacks.
I though Gary Paulsen's experiences in the book were very interesting, how it inspired a major part of the story and all. I enjoyed reading this book; the stories in it were very interesting. The areas of the stories were mostly in woods, parks, or lowly populated areas.
One story in guts tells how Gary Paulsen witnessed a child being killed by a deer. A 4-year-old child was giving a deer a piece of candy. His mother asked him to hold the candy away from the dear for a minute to get a good picture. This angered the deer, and he stomped his hoofs into the boy's chest. The impact of the attack was great; the child was killed in an instant. Everyone around looked at the deer, now in an angry rage. Not too far away, there was a sign that said do not feed the deer.
I highly recommend this book for people 10 and up, who are interested in stories involving the woods, attacks, and even cooking methods.
I rate this book a 9 out of 10. It has interesting stories, and he explains why these helped him in the making of the Brian books.
Other books Gary Paulson has written include Alida's Song, the beet fields, and the boy who owned the school, the foxman, dogsong, and many others...

This book is gory and interesting. This book has a variety of true stories. Most of the stories are gory but the last story"The Joy of Cooking". My favorite part is when a little boy was teasing a white tail deer with mints the deer jump up and stabbed the boy in the chest with his hooves.
I like this book it is interesting and gory it is fun to read.

In the autobiography Guts by Gary Paulsen, he explains what life life was like for him growing up in the wild. He explains some of the things that he had done when he was hunting for small game in the woods or something that happened when he he was in the Iditarod in Alaska or when he was being pummled by a moose in the middle of a river heading down stream to set the fall traps. This book is like a autobiograph of ten different people and their childhoods all packed into one person. He has seen things that only some people could think of, and then portrays them in a fairy tale manner. The book does not drag on like some, it is a very fun and exciting book to read and a non stop cliff hanger that will keep you reading until the book is done and then wishing that there was more to read. I suggest this book to anybody of any age.

If you want to read this book, make sure you have read at least Hatchet if you want to understand the book well.
The book tells about Paulson's real life expeirences that helped with storyline of Hatchet. That is why he wrote the book, to tell how he came up with Hatchet. That is the book at breif.

The book Guts is a very gory book, that's why they call it guts. For example, one scene Gary Paulsen is dog sledding then there is a tree branch sticking out and he hits it and is unconscious. When he wakes up there is a moose stomping on him. He gets two broken ribs and some knocked out teeth.

I like this book because it is gory and interesting.

The book I read is called Guts by Gary Paulsen. The Delacore Press published it. This book is a biography. The theme of the book is person vs. nature.
This book is a story about a man, Gary Paulsen, and his adventures in the wilderness. His problems were bears, little or no food, and Mother Nature herself. He ate things you wouldn't call normal and survived like this until he found something else. Then he continues his adventures so he has stories to tell.
This book was very interesting to me. I justwanted to keep reading and reading. I loved to hear about all his adventures. Sometime's I'd be so into my reading I'd lose track of time and read 20-40 pages. Time would just waste away. The book was also very entertaining. It had tons of action and was always keeping me wanting to read more to find what will happen next. The only thing I disliked was there wasn't enough to satisfy me.
I agree with the author with almost everything. The author didn't actually say that living in rugged outdoors was hard, but you could tell he thinks that. Everything he did I don't consider to be too easy. The author also said that hunting is life. I don't like to huntso I don't agree with him on that subject. I don't like to sit around and end up with nothing. That would just waste the whole day when I could be doing something else. An issue raised was, is it possible to survive, with nothing, in the wild. Gary says yes!
Overall, I think that the book was a great book. It had a lot of action and there weren't any boring parts. The main reason I liked it so much was that it interested me. If I was to give a reader advice on wether or not they should buy this book, I'd tell them to go and get it, it's a wonderful book and you won't be disappointed; and that's coming from someone who hates to read.

This book is for people who have already read the Brian books. It provides vivid images and memories of Mr. Paulsen's own childhood and life. He uses these memories to create his characters and give them life. This book is riveting and attention grabbing. I now have a better understand of Brian and Gary Paulsen too. I recommend this book for the older more mature reader and lover of Mr. Paulsen's books.