At first, when I was reading this book, I thought "I'm not meant to read adventure/survival stories. This kid is an idiot and I want to smack him!" It is a bit hard for me to have empathy for people who carry around a lot of anger, which probably made this book very good for me to read. And while I may have cheered when he was suitably punished for his behavior, I was still glad that he learned a lesson and was able to turn his life around. A good read.