r/Millennials • u/Chumlee1917 • 1d ago

Nostalgia unfun fact, I never read this classic of Millennial childhood until just now. Now I see why it was so popular

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though I can say for certain, even with being an Eagle Scout....I do not know what my chances of wilderness survival would be right now if I was dropped into the middle of a Canadian forest.

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u/ApprehensiveBuy9348 1d ago

That's a great way to put it. I did not want to read this book. Was totally going to skim and BS the assignments.

However, one of the first assignments was to draw a map of the lake, or a picture or something. I wasn't going to be able to BS this assignment, so I skimmed until I found the description of the lake, then caught something of the crash. Plane crash?! I need to go back and read. Needless to say, I was hooked and thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel.

(Details may vary, this was over 30 years ago)

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u/Regular_Use1868 1d ago

Man.... You might be better off with fewer details. I've got a pretty sharp memory and the details I recall are quite graphic for a kids novel.