The Role of Fly Fishing
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Reading a novel with fly fishing seamlessly embedded into a great story was an amazing experience. I enjoyed the book in that it also featured strong female characters. I love that it broke the usual stereotypes. I sent the book to my dad, who got me started fly fishing over fifty years ago.
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I live right across the street from the Sacramento River where I watch fly Fishing daily
what a lovely and unique book. One of my favorites
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This is how each of the women in this story come together. They may not have ever been friends with each other if it were not for their interests in fly fishing. And because all five of the women have their own personalities and their own ways of coping, they balance each other out and build each other up. This is a great story of friendship and growth and its all thanks to their unique love of fly fishing.
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I had heard of fly fishing before reading the book, but learned so much more after finishing this novel. I also enjoyed what I learned from reading The Reel Sisters. And I think the author did a nice job of not being too boring or excessively technical.Rosemary Wright wrote: ↑05 Feb 2018, 11:59 Before now, I never heard about the sport, fly fishing. Reading this book has enlightened me about this recreational activity. I like it when you learn something new from a book. It's a perfect theme.
– Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale
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Awesome! I'd love to hear if your dad liked the book as well. ~Michelle Cummingspolar_palm_tree wrote: ↑17 Mar 2018, 20:05 I loved the focus on fly fishing. I suppose that is because I started fly fishing about the time I could walk. Being out on the water, dropping a fly perfectly where I want it, and then watching a fish snap at it is magical. All of the senses are as soothing as the water bubbling by. Even the annoying little bugs take a back seat when the fish are biting.
Reading a novel with fly fishing seamlessly embedded into a great story was an amazing experience. I enjoyed the book in that it also featured strong female characters. I love that it broke the usual stereotypes. I sent the book to my dad, who got me started fly fishing over fifty years ago.
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I had loved fly fishing way back when I was in the Philippines. I understand your empathy for creatures but fishes are allowed to eat. People could not just be contented with veggies and wheat. Meat is a great source of protein, iron, and vitamin B which the human body needs.Kat Berg wrote: ↑02 Feb 2018, 11:43 What did you all think of the role fly fishing plays in this book? Of course, it would be a very different book if it weren't there, however, I am wondering if others like or dislike when an author goes into great detail about some activity you know almost nothing about and build a story around it? Do you love it, hate it, or does it just depend? How about with this book? Do you love, hate, or feel ambivalent about that part of the story and why?
Normally, one of my favorite things is to read a book where I learn a lot of details about something I have never known much about or done before, surrounded by a great story. An example of this is a mystery I read that revolved around glass-blowing. I read it over and over. It was a good mystery and I learned something. For me, as a vegetarian, I found myself strangely distressed to read about killing another creature as a sport. I say strangely because I have never had this kind of reluctance to read a book that described something that is otherwise largely socially accepted as a pass time.
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