The Role of Fly Fishing

[Y0landa]

I thought it was a unique approach, it complimented the storyline and did not take over. Humor was used quite a lot with the fly fishing theme, so learning about this sport was very enjoyable.

[Infinite I]

Fly fishing plays a major role in this book. I didn't know about this sport before reading this book. And I really loved it.

[Mandi Palfreyman]

I knew nothing about fly fishing. I enjoyed learning about it. In the case of this book, the details were interesting. I think that the fly fishing could have been replaced with almost any other hobby. Many hobbies could have brought this group of women together. However, if you changed the fly fishing to a different sport or hobby it would totally change the book.

[Ria710]

Before the book, I had no idea what fly fishing was and once I read the book I had learned so much. It even made me want to go try fly fishing. I like the idea the all the girls can connect with fly fishing.

[NovaFly]

I understand why the fly fishing was there and most the time it felt natural but occasionally it got a too detailed and a bit slow.

[Ariel_Martin]

I grew up in a community that revolved around fly fishing. Although I am not an avid fly fisher, I have been out.
I found fly fishing to be a necessary element to the authors themes of friendship in the book. In the end when Sophie ties each character to a part of the fly fishing set up... I think fly fishing was a beautiful compliment to friendship. That being said, I think the same can go for a lot of other hobbies as complimentary themes.

[Radhika_puri]

I love the detailed books which have new things to teach and explore. But mainly it also depends on the type of content the book is giving. But I love this book because of fly fishing all of the girls meet and it play an important role in their life and if ever in my life I thought to learn it this book will be the first teacher i think.

[Damis Seres Rodriguez]

What did you all think of the role fly fishing plays in this book? Of course, it would be a very different book if it weren't there, however, I am wondering if others like or dislike when an author goes into great detail about some activity you know almost nothing about and build a story around it? Do you love it, hate it, or does it just depend? How about with this book? Do you love, hate, or feel ambivalent about that part of the story and why?

Normally, one of my favorite things is to read a book where I learn a lot of details about something I have never known much about or done before, surrounded by a great story. An example of this is a mystery I read that revolved around glass-blowing. I read it over and over. It was a good mystery and I learned something. For me, as a vegetarian, I found myself strangely distressed to read about killing another creature as a sport. I say strangely because I have never had this kind of reluctance to read a book that described something that is otherwise largely socially accepted as a pass time.

The catch and release thing they did was even more distressing to me than if they killed the fish. There was a scene where it is explained how the fact of being caught is a trauma for the fish, and every time they described how they unhooked their mouth I cringed. It might be stupid, but to me, it is even worse to harm a living being and cause it pain without apparent reason other than having fun, than giving it a quick death and then cooking it or something. The fact that they did it just for fun and didn't even bother eating what they caught was a deal breaker to me.

[Bookreviwer2020]

I never had any interest in fly fishing and did not know much about it. I had always assumed it to be boring with old men sitting for hours watching their rid until it moves. Yet the writer made it seem fun and enjoyable, and after reading the book I think id someone invited me to try it I would do it

[baldgi84]

I didn't even know what fly fishing was, so as a plus I learned that. Other than that, it made no difference to me.

[Teddyquam]

I'm glad she went into detail about fly fishing as the sport seems very interesting to me. When you go into the author's background you can see that she is a fly fisher herself, and so she put that passion into the story. I think it therefore, plays a very big role in the passion we perceive from the characters.

[Barbie_sidhu]

when started reading the book it was everywhere. Fly fishing was all over the place but as I kept reading on, the character development around the fly fishing thing made me excited about knowing more about it.

[Barbara Larkin]

When reading, I think it's best when you learn something new. Of course, I don't like being deluged with Chemistry lessons when I'm reading for recreational purposes, but if the protagonist(s) doesn't have a passion the book quickly becomes a chore.

[gelli_baranda]

For me it is a nice addition. It adds a wonderful flair to the base story. I just hope the book was a little longer, though.

[Lilyflower-x2]

I loved how informative the book was about fly fishing. I would like to give it a try.