Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Reading
Today i was reading "A river runs through it" and it introduced the two main characters, two brothers who were taught fly-fishing when they were young, by their father. The main character, (we don't know his name) is married and a family man now, because they are both 30. But Paul, his brother, drinks, gambles, likes to street fight, and is the best fisherman ever. The main character, (we can call him MC) wants to fish with his brother in-law, but Paul won't, because he's a bait fisherman. Anyway, Paul and MC are going fishing on the big blackfoot which is a river they both grew up fishing on. MC finds a nice hole and catches a massive trout, and Paul wast casting off a rock and people stopped to admire him because he is so good at casting. Paul catches a huge trout also. Right now in the book, Paul got into a bunch of street fights and now is in trouble with police. I can visualize Paul doing his own brand of casting, called shadow casting, were the line scrapes across the water before flipping up and landing.
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Alex--
ReplyDeleteYou portray MC and Paul in a very interesting way-- one brother as a family man, the other wild-and-crazy...one brother as a great fisherman...one not-so-much...). Do you feel as if there is some friction between the two of them? The way you write, it seems as if there might be some jealousy, especially from one side. Maybe you can enlighten me about this, as I have not read that book...
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteI loved this book when I read it years ago. I can't remember... did I suggest it to you, did mom, or did you see it on the shelf and decide to read it? As I've told you, I connect my cousin Ned strongly with Paul. Ned is, by far, the most masterful fly-fisherman I've ever seen; and is well known throughout the Northwest. He's also a bit crazy. As far as I know, however, he has not had to go to jail! His brother, my cousin Beau, also a strong fly-caster, became an Episcopal Minister. I can't remember the book, but I would guess the father has something to do with these two characters and how their approaches to life and fishing differ. Keep up the good work. DAD
it about fishing and fight i might read it.
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