Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers
by John Gierach
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appears in Fishing.
Witty, shrewd, and, as always, a joy to read, John Gierach, ?America?s best fishing writer? (Houston Chronicle) and favorite streamside philosopher, extols the frequent joys and occasional tribulations of the flyfishing life.?After five decades, twenty books, and countless columns, [John Gierach] is still a master? (Forbes). Now, in his latest fre...
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Consider A River Runs through It and Other Stories by Norman MacLean. Recommended by 3 sources.
“MacLean writes in lean yet lyrical sentences that slow time down; the title novella unfolds like a single, patient cast of a fly line. What works best is the combination of precise outdoor detail and a melancholic account of family, faith, and memory—the fishing scenes function as both action and extended metaphor. The main limitation is tempo: readers who like plot-driven narratives or quick payoff may find long, contemplative passages and repeated landscape description tedious rather than immersive. Other stories in the collection are shorter and sometimes sharper, so skim-and-return works.”
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