Wild Pork and Watercress

Wild Pork and Watercress

1986 • 163 pages

Ratings2

Average rating4.5

15

This was a really enjoyable read. I'm not going to rate it because it's nothing I'm used to reading at all, but I want to give it 5/5.

It's in first person, in a teenage boy's PoV, and his voice is very distinct, as is his uncle's. If you've seen the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople, you already have the basic premise here, but the plot of the book and movie are a little different. I liked both and recommend them. I do think the book is worth reading, whether you've seen the movie or not. I'm not really an adventurous person, but reading this did make me want to live in the wilderness too. I can't say adventure fiction usually has that effect on me.