Thursday, January 13, 2022

Fishing!

 Sarah Stonich wrote Fishing! which is a novel about a woman named Rayanne. Rayanne was involved in competitive fishing events for years before deciding to look for something else to do. She ends up as the host on a woman's fishing and talk show. She takes her guests fishing in her restored speedboat and the segments are filmed on a lake in northern Minnesota. The story is also about Rayanne's family. She has a beloved grandmother named Dot who lives in Florida. Her mother and brother live in Minneapolis. Her father who used to star in a fishing show of his own has addiction issues and moves around frequently. Some parts of the story were funny and some were sad. I especially liked reading about the love Rayanne had for her grandmother. I saw one error in this book that bothered me. After an interview on the boat where someone vomited, Rayanne tries to wipe her hands clean in some weeds. Immediately her hands start to burn, turn red, and swell. That is not how poison ivy works. I don't want to jinx myself because I haven't gotten poison ivy for 3 years now but it takes almost an entire day for the symptoms to show up after exposure. 


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