Book Review: The River Why, by David James Duncan
August 16th, 2006This novel tells the story of young fishing prodigy Gus Orviston and his madcap, fishing-obsessed family. After graduating from high school, Gus leaves home so he can be free of distractions and devote himself entirely to fishing. In the process and despite himself, Gus comes to discover the joys of community, romantic love, and eventually, God.
It’s hard for me to express just how much I love this book. One of the biggest reasons why is because it’s laugh-out-loud hysterical. There are just not very many books dealing with spiritual matters that are so fantastically funny. But this one probably makes up for the lack of many others. Go. Read it now. You’ll thank me, I swear.
















