A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition @ richardeward.com

A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition
by Norman Maclean
from University Of Chicago Press

Features:

• Special Edition

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Haunting
  First off, I haven't seen the movie, so this will not be a comparison piece. Norman Maclean's novella is an inspirational story, definitely poignant and touching as so many others before me have stated. This work melds nature, heritage, human emotions, and even metaphysics like none I've ever encountered. In its poetic and deeply probing style, A River Runs Through It compares favorably with the work of Robert Penn Warren, my favorite author.
  I cannot think of another novel that is as satisfying in... more info

• Book vs. Movie: A Comparison
  I am invariably disappointed by movies "based on" a book if I've read the book first. After seeing A River Runs Through It (Columbia Pictures, 1992) recently, I felt compelled to read the book by Norman Maclean upon which movie is based. Even for a clueless fly-fishing rookie like me, the book is charming in a bucolic and unpretentious sort of way. Moreover, the screenplay deliciously - and accurately - reflects the panache and élan of the print version. Prodigious chunks of the screenplay are lifted... more info

• A great book turned into a good movie
  A River Runs Through It is a wonderful story of life in Montana, well, really life in general. In addition to a great story, this book contains some of the best uses of the English language in the 20th century. Highly recommended.

• Wonderful
  An excellent piece of literary work. From the time I received it, I couldn't set it down.

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