bluecollarbleached
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I recently read a book called Backcast by Lou Urenech.
The premise of the book is a father son fishing trip roughing floating down a river in Alaska. The twist is that the father and son have been torn apart because of the father's divorce from the mother.
The fishing aspect - I thought the author did a nice job describing just enough so that someone with little to no salmon fishing knowledge could understand what was going on. Fishing was not the main focus of the book. However, the author Lou did go into some nice detail regarding the fishing that went on.
The plot - The main focus of the book is the relationship between the father and the son. Much of the book goes into flashbacks from the father's youth and his own experience of growing up and how fishing was steadfast in his ever evolving life at home. I thought the author, Lou, did a great job with this. It was almost as if the father was brought up by fishing, and not a stable household. I found that the actual relationship between the father and son took a backseat to how the father got to his current state through a seemingly traumatic past.
Overall - I would recommend it without saying it is a must read. But, if you're looking for a nice read, this is a good one.
The premise of the book is a father son fishing trip roughing floating down a river in Alaska. The twist is that the father and son have been torn apart because of the father's divorce from the mother.
The fishing aspect - I thought the author did a nice job describing just enough so that someone with little to no salmon fishing knowledge could understand what was going on. Fishing was not the main focus of the book. However, the author Lou did go into some nice detail regarding the fishing that went on.
The plot - The main focus of the book is the relationship between the father and the son. Much of the book goes into flashbacks from the father's youth and his own experience of growing up and how fishing was steadfast in his ever evolving life at home. I thought the author, Lou, did a great job with this. It was almost as if the father was brought up by fishing, and not a stable household. I found that the actual relationship between the father and son took a backseat to how the father got to his current state through a seemingly traumatic past.
Overall - I would recommend it without saying it is a must read. But, if you're looking for a nice read, this is a good one.
