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jadedaws's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
bobbo49's review against another edition
4.0
Another collection of essays that ranged from 3 to 5+, all focused on McGuane's life fishing around the world. Some of the stories are too far beyond my experience or interest to really pull me in, but the great ones are absolutely brilliant descriptions of what is feels like to be on the water - all kinds of water - with a rod and reel, whether fish appear or not. Many times I just grinned as I relived the experiences that McGuane captured, right down to the moment the fish suddenly realizes that he is being released from your hand and can just swim away - some casually, some with a sprint! Fishing friends, this book is for you!
fictionesque's review against another edition
1.0
DNF'd at 30%. Not the book's fault, though, it's just not for me. Very jargon-y. The number of essays included made this really overwhelming. The descriptions are beautiful, but if you aren't into fishing that is all this is--300 pages of description. If you ARE into fishing you will get far more out of this and will probably pick up on subtle stuff that went over my head as a non-angler.
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