The Fish’s Eye, by Ian Frazier

(Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Ian Frazier has been popping off funny and insightful little essays for what seems like a hundred years. He’s one of those annoying writers who basically gets to write anything he wants, for whomever he wants, and probably gets edited with a feather duster. Such are the perks of being, well, brilliant. And of course we’d blow our whole budget on him if he’d consent to send us so much as his grocery list. But enough with this sycophantic revery! This book is vintage Frazier, quite literally, collecting essays and anecdotes on one of Frazier’s favorite topic—fishing—going back to the 70s. It’s especially delightful to revisit his early scribblings on the phenomenon of urban angling in and around New York City. These wonderful little sketches make you realize that all the funny old men perched on pickle buckets around the Calhoun lagoon are actually sitting on some of the best stories you’ll never hear—unless you’re willing to swap spoons or barter bobbers with them.


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