Overall thoughts on Gary Paulsen's writing/books style?
Not just the *Hatchet* series, but *Dogsong*, *Winterdance*, *Car*, *The Rifle*, and his other works. In my opinion, Gary Paulsen's writing is subtly poetic in a practical manner, particularly in how he conveys the thoughts of characters in dire situations. It is not flowery, nor perhaps as elaborate as that of other writers, but it has a certain elegance in its simplicity. Almost as if he drew inspiration from Ernest Hemingway, but with a greater emphasis on the natural world, survival, and the introspection that comes with them. His writing finds poetry in simplicity, conveying the weight of a thought or experience without dressing it up in elaborate language.