Would the story have worked as well without fly fishing?

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Fly-fishing, especially when it is a group of women involved, can be very relaxing, and a great time for conversation. In that peaceful and tranquil environment, it would be easy to open up and form deep bonds with other women. I think that they are fly-fishing also draws attention to the personality of the women. It would be, in my opinion, a sexist move to put them in a book club and lump them into a certain group of women. Fly-fishing is an unexpected sport for a group of women. I think the story would not have worked as well without it. It adds a certain amount of light-heartedness, unusualness, and fun to the novel. :)
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I believe it would have worked differently though the thought of the fly fishing didn't really matter much. As what you guys said in previous posts, take the story of the characters out the book and land them on different place and their own stories would actually still be the same. It revolved around the idea of friendship hence i believed, it would still live on without the fly fishing thingy.
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It could have been boring even if it worked.
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I think it would have worked well but I doubt if it could have met its purpose.
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The use of fly-fishing gave this story an additional flavor. Thanks to the author's creativity.
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bookowlie wrote: 06 Feb 2018, 00:04 In my opinion, this book is first and foremost a story of friendship, with the sport of fly fishing as an accompanying theme. Would the story have worked as well without the fly fishing? For example, what if the women became friends through a book club or and then sometimes had girls' weekends away? I think the fly fishing get-togethers at the cabin were more than just friends hanging out. The setting was very serene and it gave each of the women a chance to relax and recharge. Being outdoors and fishing was a calming experience for them.
Without the fly fishing, the book would have worked well, but the title will be replaced by anything that is related to the strongest theme of the book.
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Yes, it would have worked well without fly fishing, however, there must be a common interest to pull the girls together.
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I am torn between saying that another sport could be used as a replacement for the fly fishing, albeit not to the same effect, and that fly fishing is essential to the plot. It appears to me that the author is incredibly passionate about fly-fishing and so amalgamating it into the story was completed with great pains and therefore yes, maybe the book would have worked without fly-fishing but it wouldn't have had the same impact in my opinion.
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I think that the story would not have been as i is. Friends are always drawn close because of a particular interest they share and here it is flyfishing. Hence, the sport has its important position in the book.
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crediblereading2 wrote: 17 Apr 2018, 23:04 Yes, it would have worked well without fly fishing, however, there must be a common interest to pull the girls together.
Sure, there must always be something that will pull friends together. Sharing the same interest or having a common story to tell are some examples and in this case, fly fishing was it.
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I think it would have, the core theme was friendship and I think they would have bonded over any other activity.The fly fishing just brought a uniqueness to the story.
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Rosebella wrote: 22 Apr 2018, 03:59 I think it would have, the core theme was friendship and I think they would have bonded over any other activity.The fly fishing just brought a uniqueness to the story.
True, the main theme is friendship and fly fishing served the purpose of bonding them.
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Vivianne Nat wrote: 09 Apr 2018, 06:32 I believe it would have worked differently though the thought of the fly fishing didn't really matter much. As what you guys said in previous posts, take the story of the characters out the book and land them on different place and their own stories would actually still be the same. It revolved around the idea of friendship hence i believed, it would still live on without the fly fishing thingy.
Nice point there. Taking their stories out and placing them in a different setting would for sure not change their story as long as they share a common interest or were capable of adapting to this setting.
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Yes, it could have worked but tasteless
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Richard Whitehead wrote: 22 Apr 2018, 23:48 Yes, it could have worked but tasteless
The fly fishing adds flavor to this story
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