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240 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226472065
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 16 May 2017
Description
When Norman Maclean sent the manuscript of A River Runs through It and Other Stories to New York publishers, he received a slew of rejections. One editor, so the story goes, replied, “it has trees in it.” Forty years later, the title novella is re...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,623 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
adventurous 40%
sad 31%
inspiring 23%
funny 16%
informative 13%
relaxing 13%
lighthearted 10%
challenging 7%
dark 6%
hopeful 6%
tense 5%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Racial slurs, CursingModerate
Violence, Blood, Sexual contentMinor
Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death
240 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226472065
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 16 May 2017
Description
When Norman Maclean sent the manuscript of A River Runs through It and Other Stories to New York publishers, he received a slew of rejections. One editor, so the story goes, replied, “it has trees in it.” Forty years later, the title novella is re...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,623 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
adventurous 40%
sad 31%
inspiring 23%
funny 16%
informative 13%
relaxing 13%
lighthearted 10%
challenging 7%
dark 6%
hopeful 6%
tense 5%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Racial slurs, CursingModerate
Violence, Blood, Sexual contentMinor
Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death