Wild Pork and Watercress

What a great story. I saw the film first and went looking for the book. Both are terrific. The characters are well-drawn and the movie is true to the book’s depiction. I really enjoyed both—I couldn’t put the book down once I started it.

I bought this book after seeing the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople. The book is fairly different from the movie, which isn't a bad thing. The movie was comedic and fast-paced, whereas the novel had a more serious, survivalist tone. The endings were slightly different, as well, which I think is a good thing because one won't spoil the other. The book ending was definitely more surprising and sad. Crump's writing style is casual and straight forward, kind of like a more modest Hemingway. Crump did a great job writing from the perspective of a 14-year-old. It never felt forced. The story overall felt very realistic; I got the impression that Crump had actually experienced most of the events he described. I think this book will appeal to a wide variety of people. It would appeal equally to 12 year old or an 80 year old. It's a stereotypical "boy book," but girls will enjoy it, too. My only complaint is that the book could be repetitive at times. 90% of the story is about food - hunting for food, foraging for food, stashing food, stealing food from cabins, etc.

I got this book because I loved the movie adaptation, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. I enjoyed the book just as much, and I could hear the characters speaking as I read it. Be warned, the ending is a bit sad.

As a Kiwi I feel like this really did transport me into the bush. The imagery in the stories was incredible, I felt like I was building a map of the place where the story is set myself. The story didn't feel too predictable for me, and the constant dabs of humour are classic NZ humour. If you're a kiwi, this will make you feel good. If you want to know a little bit more about NZ, this will fill in a piece or two around the slang, humour, and how life isn't always perfect in a country that oftrn is portrayed as being so.

This totally charming story from New Zealand kept my attention right through to the end. Descriptions of life in the bush place one right there with the protagonists. The interactions between the boy and his uncle change over their time in the bush in a satisfying way. The movie, "Hunting for the Wilderpeople", that is based on the story changes quite a few details but does keep the flavor of the exploits.

The best. I loved it

Barry Crump is not only a story teller but a philosopher, a humanitarian, a humorist, and a visionary. This is a story about the adventurers and bush tramping of a confused Maori boy... Crump breaths life into to the characters and you hate that the story ends.. not your ordinary hike in the bush by any means. Crump’s insights and daily adventurers take you away to a place you can only dream of traveling too.. both physically and emotionally. Another great read!

The story is divided into 11 chapters: (1) the wife's sister's boy; (2) a dog like zag, (3) other people, (4) a tin of peaches, (5) broken-foot camp, (6) a friend, (7) serious trouble, (8) another notch, (9) six months, (10) Okay, and (11) Epitaph. There are also lots of pictures from the recent movie the "Wilderpeople" Most of the book tells the adventures of a man and a boy living in the woods trying to avoid the welfare police while subsisting on wild pigs and watercress. The story has a certain charm, but I tired of too much wandering about the woods.

Ci sono dopo aver avuto occasione di vedere il bel film che ne è stato tratto. Per una volta si capisce bene come il film abbia reso onore allo spirito di questa bella storia. Da consigliare in versione originale anche per aver modo di familiarizzare con termini tipicamente neozelandesi che non si incontrano di frequente.

Excellent story , a bit different than the movie

I loved the story and saw the Netflix adaption of the book which depicted perfectly the main characters and added some interesting twists to the original plot. The book is, in my opinion, essential to complete this beautiful tale. Thank you so much!

Viel Humor, trotzdem mit einer Spur Gesellschaftskritik, verpackt in eine Geschichte, die Freunden von Bushcraft und Wildnisabenteuern gute Unterhaltung bereiten wird.

One of those books when the last chapter changes the whole feeling about the book. I didn't like the feeling the book left in me, but I liked really how the author was able to show the two different points of view and change mine. In general, it's easy to read and gives hope.