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Big Fish (movie tie-in)

A Novel of Mythic Proportions

By Daniel Wallace

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| Paperback | 9780142004272

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In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. Or at least that's what he told his son. Faced with the prospect of his father's death, William Bloom sets about to discover who the man really is. Daniel Wallace's magical first novel, Big Fish, is told as a series of legends and myths insContinue

In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. Or at least that's what he told his son. Faced with the prospect of his father's death, William Bloom sets about to discover who the man really is. Daniel Wallace's magical first novel, Big Fish, is told as a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts that William knows. Through these tall tales-hilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageous-William begins to understand his elusive father's great feats and great failings.

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  • His father's past was buried in the tales. As a son he was tired of not knowing who his father really was or what his father actually did. Only until his father's death did he realize that the truth was not what he needed. The existence of someone is not about existence per se, but about how people ... (continue)

    His father's past was buried in the tales. As a son he was tired of not knowing who his father really was or what his father actually did. Only until his father's death did he realize that the truth was not what he needed. The existence of someone is not about existence per se, but about how people know or remember him as a person.

    Love this book, but love the movie even more. The movie really embodies the story and renders it extra luster of magic.

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    Summertime said on Oct 1, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • Love the Story so much. Every story told by Edward, the Big fish ,was full of imagination and human kindness. Only when you believe, you can embody the Big Fish and feel the love it brings.

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    Valerie Fung said on Apr 22, 2010 | Add your feedback

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