krism 's review for:

4.0

I was familiar with this title as a movie starring Brad Pitt and directed by Robert Redford. The book is semi-autobiographical and was written by the author when he was in his 70s. It is beautifully written and I sometimes stopped just to relish a passage. The stories involve fly fishing and rivers, logging, and hard living in around Montana in the early 1900s; but it's really a story about life, connections, memories, and lessons. There is a spiritual element to it, but there's also lots of action and humor.