The Transall Saga
Registered by babzilla-c of Escondido, California USA on 7/17/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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The Transall Saga is definitely one of those sci-fi tales for which the reader must sustain disbelief; once that is accomplished, it is an exciting survival story.
To begin with, the way in which Mark finds himself alone for a week of hiking in the desert does not seem plausible. We are asked to believe that a present-day 13-year-old has earned money for expensive hiking and camping gear with a paper route. Maybe young teens can still get paper routes in some parts of the country, but in this area, paper carriers must have a drivers' license and car to even be hired. Secondly, it is hard to believe that Mark's parents would let a boy his age, with only two camping trips under his belt, go out alone in the desert for a week. Maybe in the first half of the 20th century this would have happened, but not in the present day. Also, being transported to what he believes is another planet by means of a blue light sweeping down from the sky is a bit unusual, to say the least.
Nevertheless, what follows is an interesting coming-of-age/survival tale full of danger and adventure. Mark is forced to learn to adapt to extremely difficult new surroundings and people, and he is able do so with courage and strength.
Fans of Gary Paulsen's other survival stories (Hatchet, Dogsong, etc.) will enjoy the interesting sci-fi twist to The Transall Saga.
To begin with, the way in which Mark finds himself alone for a week of hiking in the desert does not seem plausible. We are asked to believe that a present-day 13-year-old has earned money for expensive hiking and camping gear with a paper route. Maybe young teens can still get paper routes in some parts of the country, but in this area, paper carriers must have a drivers' license and car to even be hired. Secondly, it is hard to believe that Mark's parents would let a boy his age, with only two camping trips under his belt, go out alone in the desert for a week. Maybe in the first half of the 20th century this would have happened, but not in the present day. Also, being transported to what he believes is another planet by means of a blue light sweeping down from the sky is a bit unusual, to say the least.
Nevertheless, what follows is an interesting coming-of-age/survival tale full of danger and adventure. Mark is forced to learn to adapt to extremely difficult new surroundings and people, and he is able do so with courage and strength.
Fans of Gary Paulsen's other survival stories (Hatchet, Dogsong, etc.) will enjoy the interesting sci-fi twist to The Transall Saga.
Journal Entry 2 by babzilla-c at Panera Bread, 401 Vista Village Dr. in Vista, California USA on Sunday, August 26, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (8/26/2007 UTC) at Panera Bread, 401 Vista Village Dr. in Vista, California USA
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