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The River Why

David James Duncan

Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

Rating: 4.23 | 9739 Users | 891 Reviews

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Original Title:	The River Why
ISBN:	0553344862 (ISBN13: 9780553344868)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Oregon(United States)

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This captivating and exuberant tale is told by Gus Orviston, an irreverent young fly fisherman and one of the most appealing heroes in contemporary American fiction.

Leaving behind a madcap, fishing-obsessed family, Gus decides to strike out on his own, taking refuge in a secluded cabin on a remote riverbank to pursue his own fly-fishing passion with unrelenting zeal. But instead of finding fishing bliss, Gus becomes increasingly troubled by the degradation of the natural world around him and by the spiritual barrenness of his own life. His desolation drives him on a reluctant quest for self-discovery and meaning, ultimately fruitful beyond his wildest dreams.

Here, then, is a funny, sensitive, unforgettable story about the relationships among men, women, the environment, and the human soul.

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Title	:	The River Why
Author	:	David James Duncan
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	December 1st 1984 by Bantam Books (first published January 1st 1983)
Categories	:	Fiction. Philosophy. Environment. Nature. Novels. Literature

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Ratings: 4.23 From 9739 Users | 891 Reviews

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Well. You don't have to be a fisherman to like this, but you do have to put up with a lot of schmaltzy philosophy and pseudo-spirituality. I finished it because I liked the writing itself; it's often lovely. But Gus is annoying, his friends odd, and the quest much too long. I felt like I was slogging upstream in waders over the three nights it took to read this (I kept falling asleep....)Still, some bits do kinda-sorta appeal:In praise of his Ma, who claims to have 'dumb luck,' Gus says, "I

This book caught my heart hook, line, and sinker. So clever and fulfilling with just the right amount of tasteful swearing.

O the gallant fishers life,It is the best of any!Tis full of pleasure, void of strifeAnd tis beloved by many. Sometimes its good to go outside your comfort zone and try something completely different. Ive never been interested in fishing, despite some close friends repeated invitations to come along on their trips. Turns out Ive been a fisherman all my life and didnt know it. Gus, the young man who is crazy about fishing in this seminal novel, is the one who opened my eyes to the deeper

There comes a time when the growing frustration with the generally unfair paradoxes of existence becomes so unbearable that one needs to gain distance from himself to see clearly, to listen with the eyes and hear with the heart.Or simply one reaches a moment when action and emotional implication start to feel so forced, so disjointed, that a clean break is needed to reconnect again with the invisible chord of communion that binds us to others.Like the convoluted, meandering river that exists

There is a good book hidden inside The River Why, though I couldn't call it a good book. It's a bit of a mess, all over the map. In the afterword the author says some publishers wanted to whittle it down. Sometimes the publishers are right! Some parts are really funny, namely the sections about his parents and upbringing. I really liked the romance, even though it seemed like the unrealistic fantasy of a fly-fishing teenager (or immature adult like yours truly). I can assure you that few

I guess every now and then we all have to step out of our reading comfort zones. My stomping ground is modern sci fi/fantasy, so this meditative piece of realistic fiction from the 80s made for quite a change. Had it not been recommended to me by my parents, I wouldn't have picked it up but hey, sometimes they have a point.It's a strange little book, to be sure, oddly written (but beautifully, in my opinion). It's not for everyone. Personally, as someone with a fondness for the natural world and

A fantastic little book From David James Duncan. Full of humor an pathos, and a little less sadness than his masterful "The Brother's K", I fully recommend this book for anyone looking for a bit richer meaning in their lives.