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Title: Blues by John Hersey ISBN: 0-394-75702-5 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 March, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: If you fish, you'll love this book
Comment: Another title for this book could be "Zen and the Art of Blue Fish Fishing." Thoroughly enjoyable and is an easy read. A must for all people who fish.
Rating: 5
Summary: A celebration of life and nature
Comment: John Hersey's book is a treasure. It is conceived as a series of conversations between an accomplished fisherman and a stranger, who, in the beginning at least, is predisposed to dislike fishing as a brutal pastime. But Hersey, page by page, chapter by chapter, lures the stranger (and the reader) into the deep mysteries of the sea and the complex world of ocean life that so many of us take for granted. The detail about the habits of fish, particularly the bluefish, is fascinating, but this is also a celebration of life and the way that man and sea are inter-dependent. Without being sentimental, Hersey teaches us what it is to love oceans, fresh air, and even the brutal cycles of life. If that is not enough, the book is sprinkled with anecdotes, poetry and recipes. A book that cannot but help you appreciate our oceans and John Hersey's skills as a writer.
Rating: 5
Summary: Conversational Fishing Novel
Comment: Although technically a novel, as it portrays a conversation that did not really happen, John Hersey's Blues feels more like non-fiction because it is one of the most educational books I have read in recent years. I came away from it with a new appreciation for the fisherman--and the fish.
Composed almost entirely of a conversation between two characters referred to only as Fisherman and Stranger, Blues is a portrait of a fisherman passing his knowledge and love of the catching and eating of the bluefish. Hersey's prose is easily conversational and full of information. Scattered throughout are poems from the likes of John Donne and Robert Penn Warren further illustrating the current topic.
Reading its bound-and-printed form, Blues is a bit stilted. I greatly preferred the Recorded Books reading by Norman Dietz, whose craggy voice perfectly suits the seasoned angler, and, when raising it an octave, portrays the excitement of the stranger during his learning experience.
I found myself wanting to go fishing--and wanting to have fish for dinner--while reading about the different methods of how to cook fish in order to get out the ideal flavor--using varying degrees of simple items like butter and mayonnaise. I never thought I would like a book about fish--and I put off reading this for months--but John Hersey's Blues has once again proven that surprises lurk around every corner, if you're willing to keep an open mind and try new things. I may even seek out Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler--the fishing classic--after reading this.
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Title: On the Run : An Angler's Journey Down the Striper Coast by David DiBenedetto ISBN: 0060087455 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass: A Flyrodder's Odyssey at Montauk Point by Peter Kaminsky ISBN: 0786867698 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 05 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing (Complete) by Nick Karas ISBN: 1585740888 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Striper, a story of fish and man by John N Cole ISBN: 0316151084 Publisher: Little Brown Pub. Date: 1978 |
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Title: The Wall by John Hersey ISBN: 0394756967 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 March, 1988 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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