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4.5
I bought this book because I loved the movie. Normally I like to read the book first, then see the movie but in this case I don't think the book would have been as interesting without my mental pictures of the three key players.I know nothing about fly fishing and have no interest in it but I loved his descriptions of the technique and I can understand how being on the water and coming home with a bag full of exceptional fish would be relaxing and fulfilling all at the same time. I did find it strange that they felt so bonded to each other when every time they went fishing "together" they all went their separate ways. I get that you can't cast standing right next to someone else but it did seem strange; perhaps it's because I am female.The story was also very sad. Sad that the younger son with so much talent never found the peace he was looking for, and sad that a Presbyterian minister who had obviously dedicated his life to the work of God, could not pass his faith on to his sons. They loved each other and they loved fishing and that was it.
