A River Runs Through It
by Norman Maclean
Taste attributes: dramawesternfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads
Boxlist takeGrounded and emotional: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
Collection of three Western stories, featuring the title piece about the relationship between a father and his two sons, bound together by love and fly fishing.
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- Author
- Norman Maclean
- Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 217
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- Open Library
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