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Standing in a River Waving a Stick
by
John Gierach
"The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." In Standing in a River Waving a Stick, John Gierach visits his favorite trout-filled waters, from the Colorado foothills to British Columbia and points between, recounting both memorable fishing spots and memorable fish. With his trade...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
April 5th 2000
by Simon & Schuster
(first published 1999)
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I bought this book and another Gierach title (No Shortage Of Good Days) together, and was ready to love both of them because of all the strong reviews. Unfortunately, I was more than a little disappointed. I don't want to overstate my point, but I kept waiting for the advertised "wit and wisdom". Though there are a number of droll remarks that made me smile, on the whole there really wasn't that much substance to his writing. Once the initial novelty wore off, the stories felt a little formulaic...more
I read this book a long time ago but an currently re-reading it. Gierach books are designed like that and there was a time when my mate Gordon and myself would drive to the local trout stream, Cd playing Blue Grass (Gordon was into banjo), and the none driver reading excerpts from Gierach. A great way to gear up for the fishing. Still I have been neglecting my Goodreads shelves and figured that now was as good a time as any to add this one. It isn't quite as good as some of the others perhaps bu...more
Typical Gierach, funny, thought provoking romp through stream, lake, river and slough with the usual cast of characters. Liberally sprinkled with John's philosophy.
A good read.
A good read.
Once you start reading John's work, you will hunt down all of his books.
great!
a great view on life
Good read if you lke fly fishing. I enjoyed it.
decent book...i had to really be in the mood to read it but I think anyone that likes fishing and the ideas that go w/ fishing...or heck if you know a fisherperson...have them read this.
great humor and stories
May 07, 2013
Cory Lowry
marked it as to-read
Apr 18, 2013
John
marked it as to-read
Apr 16, 2013
Charlie
marked it as to-read
Feb 20, 2013
Andrew Hauser
marked it as to-read
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