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Review
“Filled with homespun humor and salty common sense. This is a book to be savored slowly, and kept and cherished.” ―Herald Tribune
“Written with great joy . . . the book is a delight to read.” ―Library Journal
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Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
As someone who learned how to hunt and fish from others this book is amazing. The world would be so much better if we all had an old man in our lives.
5.0 out of 5 stars This is what every man's boyhood should have been like
This book contains 29 quasi-biographical short stories about Ruark's youth in North Carolina during the Depression and Prohibition. These stories are about fishing and hunting and appreciating nature and, most importantly, learning life's lessons. The narrator (The Boy) describes his fishing and hunting adventures with his grandfather (The Old Man). The Old Man teaches the Boy how to shoot, how to safely handle a gun, how to maintain a boat, the habits of various types of fish and game, etc. At the same time, the Old Man is giving the boy many of the more important life's lessons about respect (for both oneself and others), the value of education, women, and a sense of responsibility. This is a great book. Each of the stories is relatively short (say 10 pages) and written with an easy prose. You could easily sit down and blow through this book in an afternoon, but after I read the first few stories, I wanted to savor every one and draw it out. As you're reading these stories, you'll smell the salt air of the ocean or the smoky aroma of game cooking over an open fire. Ruark may not satisfy the literary critics and write prose like Hemingway or Faulkner, but he is certainly one of America's greatest writers. I don't understand why he isn't more widely read, I only discovered his writing about a year ago myself. In any case, I can guarantee that you will ponder your own childhood as you read this book, and by the time you finish this book, you'll be thinking about what it is you really want to do with the rest of your life. I agree with one of the other reviewers, I would give this book 6 stars if I could. These are stories about hunting and fishing, but they are also stories about growing up and about life.
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a really great read for me!
This is a really great read for any man born in the late 40s to the late 50s.It will take you back to when you were a boy.It is written in a plane way, nothing fancy here.I grew up with several adult mentors sort of similar to what this book preaches.To me every word brought me back to some really vivid memory of my boyhood days and years.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasure to Read
There are some few books that are simply a treasure; a pleasure to read, and texts you won't forget. This is one of those for me. Robert Ruark's episodic exploration of boyhood with the mentorship of a loving grandfather is easy to read in short story after short story, but collectively it tells a moving tale of growing up with great meaning and purpose. The prose is simply delightful as well.I read this slowly, because I didn't want it to be over. I will begin reading this to my 8 year old son, soon. One of the best things I've ever read.
5.0 out of 5 stars A look back in time
I bought this book in the mid 50s - my late husband took Field & Stream magazine then (and I think it was F&S, too) where Robert Ruark was a featured writer. We both enjoyed Ruark's columns - even I who didn't hunt nor fish. But my late husband loved hunting/fishing/nature and the outdoors. I gave this to him for a birthday present in the 50s and later gave a copy to my Dad. I still have both those original books - hardbound with the dust covers.Over the years, my late husband and I would buy copies to give to men friends recovering from surgeries or whatever. It was the perfect gift.Since my husband's death, I've continued this practice - it's hard to find the right gift men but this one works beautifully. Several receipients have told me they've bought copies for their own sons/grandsons, too.It's a glimpse back in time to a simpler, gentler life and one that seems now so far away. It's tender, funny, wise and sweet - I've enjoyed reading it again myself over the years and it's a classic as far as I'm concerned.A great book, well written and so full of wonderful nostalgia, too. It's what I call a "feel good" read and in today's world, that is such a rarity.I recommend it to everyone who loves the outdoors.
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Excellent
Nice Excellent
5.0 out of 5 stars This is more of a boyhood memoir .
Different level of writing by Robert Ruark. Got most of his Africa/hunting books. This is more of a boyhood memoir .
5.0 out of 5 stars Life for a boy
A classic and reflects what every young boy should grow up with
One of the best...
This is a very good book to give to a boy. Some adults will find it a bit 'folksy' or sentimental in places, but there is as much interesting information in it and (importantly) more good advice about shooting, hunting and life in general than in any other book I know of.Ruark was a man's man and lived a varied life, he travelled, fought in a war, hunted and drank - often too much. An American, he died aged 49 in London in 1965. He was one of the world's most famous writers in the 1950s and 1960s.The sequel 'The old man's boy grows older' is also worth reading.
Price and delivery
Excellent read
Classic
Simply great
Great, I wish I had read it 20 years ago!
Classic Ruark, a must for anyone who loves nature, hunting and fishing, and most especially, a clean undisturbed sense of human dignity and values.
Possibly the best shooting and fishing book I have ever read - ...
Possibly the best shooting and fishing book I have ever read - full of great philosophy. Ruark was masterful. I've lent it to a friend - must get it back!
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Imported From: United States
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Filled with homespun humor and salty common sense. This is a book to be savored slowly, and kept and cherished.” ―Herald Tribune
“Written with great joy . . . the book is a delight to read.” ―Library Journal
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
As someone who learned how to hunt and fish from others this book is amazing. The world would be so much better if we all had an old man in our lives.
5.0 out of 5 stars This is what every man's boyhood should have been like
This book contains 29 quasi-biographical short stories about Ruark's youth in North Carolina during the Depression and Prohibition. These stories are about fishing and hunting and appreciating nature and, most importantly, learning life's lessons. The narrator (The Boy) describes his fishing and hunting adventures with his grandfather (The Old Man). The Old Man teaches the Boy how to shoot, how to safely handle a gun, how to maintain a boat, the habits of various types of fish and game, etc. At the same time, the Old Man is giving the boy many of the more important life's lessons about respect (for both oneself and others), the value of education, women, and a sense of responsibility. This is a great book. Each of the stories is relatively short (say 10 pages) and written with an easy prose. You could easily sit down and blow through this book in an afternoon, but after I read the first few stories, I wanted to savor every one and draw it out. As you're reading these stories, you'll smell the salt air of the ocean or the smoky aroma of game cooking over an open fire. Ruark may not satisfy the literary critics and write prose like Hemingway or Faulkner, but he is certainly one of America's greatest writers. I don't understand why he isn't more widely read, I only discovered his writing about a year ago myself. In any case, I can guarantee that you will ponder your own childhood as you read this book, and by the time you finish this book, you'll be thinking about what it is you really want to do with the rest of your life. I agree with one of the other reviewers, I would give this book 6 stars if I could. These are stories about hunting and fishing, but they are also stories about growing up and about life.
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a really great read for me!
This is a really great read for any man born in the late 40s to the late 50s.It will take you back to when you were a boy.It is written in a plane way, nothing fancy here.I grew up with several adult mentors sort of similar to what this book preaches.To me every word brought me back to some really vivid memory of my boyhood days and years.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasure to Read
There are some few books that are simply a treasure; a pleasure to read, and texts you won't forget. This is one of those for me. Robert Ruark's episodic exploration of boyhood with the mentorship of a loving grandfather is easy to read in short story after short story, but collectively it tells a moving tale of growing up with great meaning and purpose. The prose is simply delightful as well.I read this slowly, because I didn't want it to be over. I will begin reading this to my 8 year old son, soon. One of the best things I've ever read.
5.0 out of 5 stars A look back in time
I bought this book in the mid 50s - my late husband took Field & Stream magazine then (and I think it was F&S, too) where Robert Ruark was a featured writer. We both enjoyed Ruark's columns - even I who didn't hunt nor fish. But my late husband loved hunting/fishing/nature and the outdoors. I gave this to him for a birthday present in the 50s and later gave a copy to my Dad. I still have both those original books - hardbound with the dust covers.Over the years, my late husband and I would buy copies to give to men friends recovering from surgeries or whatever. It was the perfect gift.Since my husband's death, I've continued this practice - it's hard to find the right gift men but this one works beautifully. Several receipients have told me they've bought copies for their own sons/grandsons, too.It's a glimpse back in time to a simpler, gentler life and one that seems now so far away. It's tender, funny, wise and sweet - I've enjoyed reading it again myself over the years and it's a classic as far as I'm concerned.A great book, well written and so full of wonderful nostalgia, too. It's what I call a "feel good" read and in today's world, that is such a rarity.I recommend it to everyone who loves the outdoors.
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Excellent
Nice Excellent
5.0 out of 5 stars This is more of a boyhood memoir .
Different level of writing by Robert Ruark. Got most of his Africa/hunting books. This is more of a boyhood memoir .
5.0 out of 5 stars Life for a boy
A classic and reflects what every young boy should grow up with
One of the best...
This is a very good book to give to a boy. Some adults will find it a bit 'folksy' or sentimental in places, but there is as much interesting information in it and (importantly) more good advice about shooting, hunting and life in general than in any other book I know of.Ruark was a man's man and lived a varied life, he travelled, fought in a war, hunted and drank - often too much. An American, he died aged 49 in London in 1965. He was one of the world's most famous writers in the 1950s and 1960s.The sequel 'The old man's boy grows older' is also worth reading.
Price and delivery
Excellent read
Classic
Simply great
Great, I wish I had read it 20 years ago!
Classic Ruark, a must for anyone who loves nature, hunting and fishing, and most especially, a clean undisturbed sense of human dignity and values.
Possibly the best shooting and fishing book I have ever read - ...
Possibly the best shooting and fishing book I have ever read - full of great philosophy. Ruark was masterful. I've lent it to a friend - must get it back!
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