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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Book of Joe (2004)di Jonathan Tropper
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. 7/10 ( ) Memorable plot, though not without Questions: 1. If Everyone in this small Bush town knows Everything that happens, why did No One move on Sean's attempted murder of Joe? 2. The only truly awkward and improbable plot twist is yet another Sean Encounter, this time at The Falls where Sammy died. 3. Problems with Joe -= why does the rich man give NOTHING to any charity or set up his own? = Given his ongoing physical weakness, notably in his inability to protect Sammy from Sean and Mouse, why does he never, ever take up a Martial Art to learn to defend himself and earn much needed credibility with both his older brother and his father...? Jared, Wayne, and Owen ended up being favored characters. This book reminds me of running down a steep hill. At some point the momentum just carries you no matter what crazy things you are tripping and jumping over. I usually hate any kind of book(or movie for that matter) that feels like it is an industry book. Usually, I won't read a fiction book about a writer because it just all feels far too insidery and unimaginative. This is an exception to that rule. I really liked the characters in this book and even as events got more and more over the top I felt like Tropper kept me invested in the characters and their feelings. Its a fast read - and probably not for everyone but I really enjoyed it. The ending definitely feels like a movie ending. I'm not certain whether or not that's a good thing, it was an enjoyable read, so I guess I'll go with good. There's a lot of interesting introspection in this book, about going home, and what happens when you've left a burning mess when you left, years before. It's hard to go home again, it's been said that you can never really go home again, so it's interesting to see how this story unfolds. I don't quite understand his nonchalance when people come to confront him, he seems very passive, he observes more than interacts with the world much of the time. Maybe that's a trait of some authors? The interactions with his former love, and enemies are well-done, it seems plausible, without being too difficult or too easy. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:Right after high school, Joe Goffman left sleepy Bush Falls, Connecticut and never looked back. Then he wrote a novel savaging everything in town, a novel that became a national bestseller and a huge hit movie. Fifteen years later, Joe is struggling to avoid the sophomore slump with his next novel when he gets a call: his father's had a stroke, so it's back to Bush Falls for the town's most famous pariah. His brother avoids him, his former classmates beat him up, and the members of the book club just hurl their copies of Bush Falls at his house. But with the help of some old friends, Joe discovers that coming home isn't all bad—and that maybe the best things in life are second chances. Fans of Nick Hornby and Jennifer Weiner will love this book, by turns howling funny, fiercely intelligent, and achingly poignant. As evidenced by The Book of Joe's success in both the foreign and movie markets, Jonathan Tropper has created a compelling, incredibly resonant story. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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