false 23196 11 David James Duncan's first novel has gained an increasingly wide audience over the years--some might even call it a following. This coming-of-age tale of Gus Orviston's search for the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead, a metaphor for Gus's internal quest for self-knowledge, appeals to all who cherish a good yarn and memorable characters. Uncle Zeke's colorful rendition of Gus's conception on the banks of the Deschutes River is itself worth the price of purchase. 993607 1983 The River Why total:2001|5:1008|4:616|3:286|2:67|1:24| 2001 8520 2640 339 5 1 false false Wed Jul 25 16:25:40 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 12:02:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jun 10 11:26:52 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 11:37:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 30 13:55:06 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 13:55:06 -0800 2008
From The River Why:
Across the road from my cabin was a huge clear-cut--hundreds of acres of massive spruce stumps interspersed with tiny Douglas firs--products of what they call "Reforestation," which I g...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 20:38:34 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 20:45:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 15:41:23 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 15:46:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 31 19:25:51 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 12:43:46 -0700 2009
It had aspects of all of my favorite books combined.
Comedy, fantastic writing...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 25 11:59:06 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 12:00:30 -0700 2008 ??? 5 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 09:12:33 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 17:25:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jun 30 20:41:23 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 20:42:11 -0700 2007 why did I read it? It drives me crazy when I can't remember.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 12:27:06 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 12:34:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Jul 29 15:26:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 15:58:32 -0700 2009
The River Why incorporates everything I could ever want in a book- it's hilarious, its spiritual, it involves fishing, and it's (again) hilarious.

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"Before coming to the Tamanawis I'd believed that solitude was a cure-all, a psychic panacea, an invisible knife certain to cut me clear ...; I'd believed that solitude would free me and, alone and independent, I would make myself into the person I ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 16:33:15 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 15:13:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 16:39:39 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 17:10:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon Apr 07 15:28:57 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 20:14:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Feb 18 19:52:49 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 19:52:49 -0800 2008 River Why fever. It’s a rambling tale of fly fishing, inner turmoil, self loathing, philosophy, Eastern insight, love. The narrator, Gus, is truly dynamic, changes and grows as he goes, has legitimate epiphanies. Great characters, H2O (fly fisher), Ma (bait fisher), B...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 27 20:33:38 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 20 18:51:10 -0800 2008 more...]]>