Reviews for The lost summer

The average rating for The lost summer based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-10-30 00:00:00 Michael Ohm Very funny, well pathetic-funny account of Fitzgerald as he spends one summer in Asheville, NC. Its 1935, Fitzgerald meets this guy Tony Buttitta, a young man who runs a local bookstore. I like this memoir because it doesn't sugar-coat all his sad little insecurities. I love Fitzgerald but its always refreshing to discover any artists imperfections.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-07-25 00:00:00 Jeanmarie Condon My wife bought me this book since I’m an avid angler, particularly, a fly fishing enthusiast. I’ll start by stating that I think this book is a good read for any fly fishing enthusiast. The enthusiast fly angler will cackle at McGuane’s stories both for their humor and humility. This book is a collection of short stories. Many are fishing stories and some are more philosophical. All are esoteric to a unique bread of angler. Personally, I most enjoyed McGuane’s salt water fishing stories. I found them both suspenseful and raw in the way that a Jim Harrison, Cormac McCarthy or Norman McClain story reads. The salmon stories or the philosophical essays were less my cup of tee. Maybe that’s because I enjoy fishing for it’s beautiful and violent nature. Pick this book up when you’re between fiction novels and need a change of scenery. Or, pick it up on a cold rainy day when you can’t help but do anything else but think about time spent on the water.