A River Runs Through It. Btw, you described the effect perfectly.

Try The girl who loved Tom Gordon.

I enjoy the characters and the setting. Those things get better with each reading. I guess I see a great book as art, to be appreciated again and again. Over time, the story changes with your stage in life. For example, I used to love Hamlet, the character. Now I can hardly stand him, but enjoy watching Shakespeare dissect him. My response to Steinbeck’s Winter of our Discontent changes so much as I mature that it seems like a completely different book.

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