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    Cover of The River Why

    The River Why

    David James Duncan, Dick Hill · 1983

    Leaving behind a madcap, fishing-obsessed family, Gus embarks on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery along his beloved Oregon rivers. What he unexpectedly finds is man's wanton destruction of nature and a burning desire to commit himself to its preservation. The River Why is a tale that gives a contemporary voice to the concerns and hopes of all living things on this beautiful, watery planet. It is the story of one man's search for meaning, for love, and for a sane way to live.

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    1recommend
    2mentions
    2people
    2022–2023years
    50% recommend50% neutral

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    1. ivyirwinFeb 2022
      The River Why by David James Duncan. A coming of age, meaning of life book with fishing as the central metaphor.
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    2. 50Mar 2023
      Do you happen to know if there are any places in California to go fly fishing, if any? My curiosity deriving from David James Duncan's The River Why and Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It.
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