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Summary: Where it all began¿
Review: GONE FISHIN' by Walter Mosley is the prequel to the Easy Rawlins mystery
series. Readers are introduced to a young Easy and his fiery friend Mouse in
1939 Houston, Texas. The story opens with Mouse becoming engaged to his
beloved Etta Mae and then going into a funk over his inability to give her the
grand wedding that she deserves. Mouse decides to travel, with Easy as his
driver, to his home town of Pariah, Texas to ask his stepfather, Reese for
help in paying for his wedding. This sounds like a simple task, but it is
complicated by the fact that Reese hates Mouse and has vowed to never give him
anything.Mosley adeptly paints the journey between Houston and Pariah. Along the way,
he constructs the foundation of the relationship between Easy and Mouse.
Together, the pair confronts life, death, and uncovers some ugly truths about
themselves. More exploratory than mystery, GONE FISHIN' provides the back
story to all of the previous Rawlins mysteries. Mosley's descriptions painted
pictures in my head and allowed me to see these characters as well as feel
their conflict. GONE FISHIN' is necessary reading for all Mosley fans. Reviewed by Diane Marbury
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Summary: A Great Summer Read!
Review: If you're looking for a true summer adventure--and you happen to be a fan of Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins series--don't miss this one. "Gone Fishin'" is a prequel to the other novels--it begins in Houston in the late 1930's where Easy and his murderous pal Mouse are two young black men looking for fortune in a white man's world. That leads them on trip into the dark recesses of the East Texas Piney Woods, where the city boys discover there's plenty of sex, black magic and killing out under the trees. Mosley wonderfully captures the dialect of that region from that era--to me, it had a familiar ring. To others, it may require a bit of concentration, but it's worth the effort. With "Gone Fishin'", Mosley has created a grownup "Huck Finn" style adventure that reads like a movie. If you're like me, after Denzel Washington's portrayal of Easy in "Devil In A Blue Dress", you see Denzel in your head whenever you're reading about Easy Rawlins. Imagine him as a youngster--not yet the cool sleuth he'll become later in LA--and you've got the character Mosley creates for "Gone Fishin'". The only bad thing I can say about this book is that I was finished with it before I wanted to be.
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Summary: Can't ask for a more wonderful "prequel"!
Review: Zora Neale Hurston would be so-oooo proud! In addition to being a master storyteller, Mosley captures history and colloquial language like no other. Having read all of the Easy Rawlins mysteries, "Gone Fishin'" fills in a few holes with respect to the constant bonds between Easy and Raymond "Mouse" Alexander. In addition to a deft and economic usage of words, this book is full of vibrant images of places and characters who are not characters but living, breathing people with full lungs, and also brings us closer to understanding the man that 19-year old Easy is moving into. You couldn't ask for a more wonderful "prequel"; my personal wish is to see at least one more Easy Rawlins book which recounts his experience in the military during WWII and discovering Paris, France. Cannot wait. De'Loi
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