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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
Slow, uninteresting characters, somewhat confusing at times, too much fishing.
A River Runs Through It was a wonderfully written novella. The second story was also very good. The last story was a snoozer. 4 stars on the strength of the first two stories.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A compelling voice that exudes authenticity, warmth, and authority, with so many fascinating time- and place-specific details.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I had watched the movie initially due to the Beautiful Brad Pitt cast as Paul, but I immediately ordered the book as soon as the credits rolled. You can tell by the poetic flow of the movie that the book would be even more spectacular.
Glad to say I was justified in my purchase. Maclean is an excellent story-teller, and he recounts these stories in such a vivid and poetic way that you feel like you are physically and emotionally there. It is not a highly emotional book, but I believe it expresses a true appreciation for nature, brotherhood (and family in general), and the simplicities of life (which are highlighted through fly fishing). Manhood and beauty are shown to exist simultaneously, which are themes difficult to combine in a nonchalant and natural way.
A book read best in nature, and a short and worthwhile read. Maclean presents his writing to the world humbly and his former career as an English professor and his Montana roots intertwine to form this piece of art!
My only complaint: I wish it were longer and I wish Maclean would have written more books to immortalize his quietly mesmerizing perspective on the world.
Glad to say I was justified in my purchase. Maclean is an excellent story-teller, and he recounts these stories in such a vivid and poetic way that you feel like you are physically and emotionally there. It is not a highly emotional book, but I believe it expresses a true appreciation for nature, brotherhood (and family in general), and the simplicities of life (which are highlighted through fly fishing). Manhood and beauty are shown to exist simultaneously, which are themes difficult to combine in a nonchalant and natural way.
A book read best in nature, and a short and worthwhile read. Maclean presents his writing to the world humbly and his former career as an English professor and his Montana roots intertwine to form this piece of art!
My only complaint: I wish it were longer and I wish Maclean would have written more books to immortalize his quietly mesmerizing perspective on the world.
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
*recommended by hayley*
dry, sardonic humor sprinkled among long, jargonistic stretches of prose about fly fishing or logging makes for a collection of stories i’m surprised to find that i’d read again. for all the factual, somewhat flat information provided about subjects i’ve never nor will ever desire to know about, there is a palpable passion for all of it. maclean clearly writes what he knows, and you can tell that his whole heart is in it. whether he intended to be or not, maclean is something of a poet.
below are the first and one of the last lines in the third story, ‘USFS 1919: the ranger, the cook, and a hole in the sky’ just because i think they were too good not to share.
“i was young and i thought i was tough and i knew it was beautiful and i was a little bit crazy but hadn’t noticed it yet.”
“everything that was to happen had happened and everything that was to be seen has gone. it was now one of those moments when nothing remains but an opening in the sky and a story—and maybe something of a poem.”
warning: derogatory language used towards women, asian people, and native americans.
dry, sardonic humor sprinkled among long, jargonistic stretches of prose about fly fishing or logging makes for a collection of stories i’m surprised to find that i’d read again. for all the factual, somewhat flat information provided about subjects i’ve never nor will ever desire to know about, there is a palpable passion for all of it. maclean clearly writes what he knows, and you can tell that his whole heart is in it. whether he intended to be or not, maclean is something of a poet.
below are the first and one of the last lines in the third story, ‘USFS 1919: the ranger, the cook, and a hole in the sky’ just because i think they were too good not to share.
“i was young and i thought i was tough and i knew it was beautiful and i was a little bit crazy but hadn’t noticed it yet.”
“everything that was to happen had happened and everything that was to be seen has gone. it was now one of those moments when nothing remains but an opening in the sky and a story—and maybe something of a poem.”
warning: derogatory language used towards women, asian people, and native americans.