Gone Fishin'

An Easy Rawlins Novel

By: Walter Mosley

Narrated by: Paul Winfield

Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

In the beginning, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins and Raymond "Mouse" Alexander were merely two young men hitting the road. In a "borrowed" 1936 Ford, they head for Pariah, Texas on a mission to retrieve money from Mouse's stepfather so he can marry his EttaMae.

But on their steamy bayou excursion, Mouse chooses murder as a way out, while Easy's past liaison with EttaMae floats precariously in his memory. Easy and Mouse are coming of age - and everything they ever knew about friendship and about themselves is coming apart at the seams.

©1997 Walter Mosley (P)1997, 2017 Dove Audio / Phoenix Books

Critic reviews

"A powerfully raw, lyrical coming-of-age story." ( Publishers Weekly)

EXQUISITE

This story was richer than Elon Musk! My goodness, my favorite author of all time can sure tell a tale. And the narration… LAWD HAVE MERCY THE NARRATION wrapped me around a literary finger and left me dangling there till he was through.

I walked 15 miles while I listened to this book as my companion. How sweet it is!

The Introduction

Again, a great Easy Rawlins novel. Not a mystery -- well, not in the truest sense (but you'll see what I mean when you get to the part about Clifton and why Mouse is so interested in him and his love starved girlfriend, Ernestine).

This is a story about the beginnings: Easy's uneasiness around the sour at first Mouse, and for good reason. Their voyage to Pariah. Easy's love of Momma Jo and later his love-sickness. What makes him so thirsty for books and reading and what drew him to California from Houston. It's all there and it's all beautiful.

On to the next one!

Good Read

Not a bad story did not struggle to finish. Good narration once again. Audiobooks are a good deal.

This is a BACK STORY

Whooeee! This tale of friendship and revenge, with the emotional twists and turns had me in my own state, helped by excellent narration.

The beginning

Loved it. Story cleared up questions about Easy and Mouse's origins. Struggled to understand the narrator.

Gone fishing

Excellent ,I love Walter Mosley books especially the easy Rawlins novels,there is no better fiction reading material

Mosley is a master of the time machine!

The early years of Easy and Mouse were as sharp edged as those most readers are familiar with. Get intro to Mama Jo, and the desperation of Raymond “mouse” and the tight wire walk that is Easy Rawlins life from the beginning. Worth the listen save the short erotica segment that always seems out of place to this reader.

Masterful

Walter Mosley captures the heart of every American going through hard times as they learn about the realities of life; and the legendary actor, Paul Winfield reads EZ’s story with a command and innocence that only a child of this era (or should I say, a real veteran), The Great Migration, could. If you don’t know, then you don’t know.

Love this Character

First, I love Walter Mosley 's Easy Rawlin's series of books. This character is so real and super cool. I started reading the series years ago with a Boo Club I joined. We would hear the book and then get together over dinner and have a deep discussion. It was great. Gone Fishin' has another great story where Easy just happens on more mess to get involved in. I love to listen when I'm on the airplane traveling an let the book totally engulf me. Walter Mosley has a way of bring his books to life and you become part of the story, on the side line looking in. The characters and very interesting and I can usually thing of someone in my life that resembles them. If your looking for a great mystery with a real life story, good characters and many laughs, try any of the books in this series.

Discography? Wonderful music throughout this production! Who is singing and playing. Would love to see the musicians credited!!

Loved the backstory to EZ and Mouses life. The reader was much better, this round.