The Sky Fisherman

For some reason this book resonated with me. I can hear some of my friends telling why they didn't like it and I can even understand their views. But who can always explain when a book speaks to you or to some past experience or life? I liked Culver and the many layers of his experiences and sometim......more

The book seems to lack something important... Hmmm... what could it be? Maybe a PLOT?! Yeah. There's no plot, the characters are unlikeable and I feel like some old man has cornered me and is forcing me to listen to every excruciating detail of his childhood. This book is slow, the dialogue is awkward,......more

A friend recommended Craig Lesley as a local writer whose books were set along the Columbia River Gorge. This is the third one I have read and I found it to be a lovely quiet story of a mother and son and the son’s uncle. It could definitely be described as a coming-of-age story but it is so much mo......more

I think this book is meant for an older audience that have lived through that time period as a reminder...maybe?... I really couldn't understand the plot of this book, it starts very tedious and I think the abandonment of Riley, or Riley in general, was irrelevant. That if Riley was not described th......more

I really enjoyed the writing in this novel. I thought about giving it a 4-star rating, but felt it was too uneven to merit it. While I loved the Culver’s story and his growth throughout the novel, I that the book overall was somewhat disjointed. For me there was too much initial focus on Riley and h......more