Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions (Paperback) by Daniel Wallace

from bonniemarjorie

'[...] I thought of him suddenly, and simply, as a boy, a child, a youth, with his whole life ahead of him, much as mine was ahead of me. I'd never done that before. And these images - the now and then of my father - converged, and at that moment he turned into a weird creature, wild, concurrentl...

from jphamilton

With Big Fish we're talking about fables and wild stories around this man who lived a bigger-than-reality life. The heart of this book, in amongst all these grand tales, is as simple as the strained relationship between a son and his father. All the father's spectacular storytelling constantly ge...

from Juva

A lyrical book about a complicated father/son relationship. Edward Bloom has lived his whole life as a near mythological figure to his family. His ambition combined with his storytelling ability has resulted in a broad spectrum of stories about his exploits. He is a master of tall tales and unive...

from amerynth

I picked up Daniel Wallace's "Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions" because I thought the movie was stellar. It had an amazing arc to the story (and when we saw it, I said to my husband that if I was a screenwriter, that is the kind of story I'd want to tell.)Sadly, this was one of the few cas...

from SadieBabie

The film adaptation of Big Fish is a favourite of mine, and I've been meaning to read the book for ages. For me though...the film is better. The book is very touching and has some wonderful stories and imagery. The writing is lovely, and if I took each story as a stand-alone then there was a lot ...