Would the story have worked as well without fly fishing?
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Would the story have worked as well without fly fishing?
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Snowflake - Good point! Being outdoors and the patience required for fly fishing helped the girls relax and unwind.
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I, however, agree that the women could have easily bonded over any other outdoor sport.
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And along those lines, a hobby like horseback riding has such a high barrier to entry that it would be too exclusive, time intensive, and expensive for the women to easily bring someone else into the fold.
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I think I agree with you. Something that allows the women to get away, grow their friendship, and have a moment of peace together.
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Each chapter starts with an appropriate quote from a book on fly fishing. At the end of the story, each woman is compared to a part of the fishing gear. It is clear that the author is enamored with fly fishing and its benefits.
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It doesn't really matter! We read these stories for the characters; their wants and needs, their personality and flaws. The rest is all still very important, buts it's just the clothes the story wears. Often it's what makes the story original! I don't know of a single other book about fly fishing for example!
Take our fly fishers out of The Reel Sisters and plonk them into Westeros and you still have a story about friendship.
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Plonk them into Westeros I like that.Kieran_Obrien wrote: ↑18 Feb 2018, 16:34 Does Harry Potter need wizards? Does Twilight need vampires? Does the Fault in Our Stars need cancer? Does Moby Dick need whales?
It doesn't really matter! We read these stories for the characters; their wants and needs, their personality and flaws. The rest is all still very important, buts it's just the clothes the story wears. Often it's what makes the story original! I don't know of a single other book about fly fishing for example!
Take our fly fishers out of The Reel Sisters and plonk them into Westeros and you still have a story about friendship.