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A 4 page book review that summarizes and analyzes Duncan's novel The River Why. This book concerns fishing in the coastal rivers of Oregon for steelhead and salmon. It is a provocative book that is, at times, very funny, terse, incisive and occasionally boring when the author becomes too enthralled with some of the "big" questions of life. Not surprisingly, as this is a novel published by the Sierra Club, it is also a book that promotes a conservation theme, which is even more pertinent today than it was 20 years ago when the book was first published, as the government has, in many ways, turned away from environmental concerns. Examination of this text shows it to be a well-written tale that is a "must read" for anyone who enjoys the great outdoors or, at least, appreciates its beauty. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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very funny, terse, incisive and occasionally boring when the author becomes too enthralled with some of the "big" questions of life. Not surprisingly, as this is a novel published by
the Sierra Club, it is also a book that promotes a conservation theme, which is even more pertinent today than it was 20 years ago when the book was first
published, as the government has, in many ways, turned away from environmental concerns. Examination of this text shows it to be a well-written tale that is a "must read" for
anyone who enjoys the great outdoors or, at least, appreciates its beauty. The protagonist of this work is a 20-year-old young man named Gus Orviston, who is not so much
born as spawned by an English fly fisherman, known as the "Bishop of Brooks" and a Western cowgirl mother who asserts that Gus, while in the womb, displayed the "swift
dartings of a deformed but hefty trout at home in the water, finning and hovering in its warm black pool" (3). As this suggests, Guss destiny is to be a
born angler and feels an affinity for the natural world, and particularly for fishing, from an early age. His "Ideal 24-Hour schedule" includes zero hours of non-angling conversation and his
idea of a perfect year includes "4,000 actual fishing" hours. Gus explains that his fathers full name is Henning Hale Orviston and since his Dad is the only person
in the world that calls him "Augustine," he retaliates by calling his father H2O (Duncan 3). As this suggests, Duncans characterization is detailed, enthralling and often very funny. Gus goes
off into the wilderness, accompanied by his fly rod and encounters Native Americans, hippies, a talking dog and a singing mouse, among various other encounters, which includes the prerequisite nubile
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