A River Runs Through It : Four Disc Special Edition with Bonus Material (CD-Audio)

from watson_1

This was a well-written and enjoyable book. The movie was pretty true to the book and I saw the movie first. So, it was a bit hard to keep the two separate as I read it. The book has a slow pace to it, like the movie. So, you should be ready for that. But, that is part of the beauty of the book.

from br13wivan

A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean is an interesting piece of nonfiction - almost a memoir, in fact. It is very... deep, and considerably spiritual. Not deep as in "this is seriously excellent thematic literature" deep, but deep as in it holds some weight for the author, specifically becau...

from SeriousGrace

If you don't at least know the title of this book you have been living under a rock somewhere. This has been a hit movie as well as a best selling book. It has had definite staying power since published in 1976. Comprised of three semi-autobiographical novellas the title story is the most popular...

from BookConcierge

4.5 stars ... Beautifully written autobiographical novel of two brothers and their father, and their mutual love of one another and of fly fishing. How can you help someone who doesn't want to be helped? Is loving him the only thing you can do? Is that enough? I'm not a fisherman, so the details ...

from streamsong

Thus is a lovely lyrical story of brothers growing up in western Montana, connected to each other and their father by the river and their love of fly fishing. It's a story of trying to save someone you love who is going down a dangerous path; of loving and being family and accepting your own limi...