false<![CDATA[The Book of Joe]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170342949m/46661.jpg4666113Right after high school, Joe Goffman left sleepy Bush Falls, Conneticut 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.<br><br>Fans of Nick Hornby and Jennifer Weiner will love this book, by turns howlingly funny, fiercely intelligent, and achingly poignant. As evidenced by <b>The Book of Joe's</b> success in both the foreign and movie markets, Jonathan Tropper has created a compelling, incredibly resonant story.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>45706622003The Book of Joetotal:1125|5:292|4:490|3:279|2:52|1:12|11254373154923251falsefalseSun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008Thu Sep 18 15:28:42 -0700 2008Mon Oct 13 11:19:35 -0700 2008
The Book of Joe reminds me a lot of Michael Chabon's early work stirred up with a bit of Nick Hornby. Echoing so much of two of my favorite contemporary male authors, it's no surprise that, by the end, I really fell in love with this book and can't wait to read more from the autho...more...]]>
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After a horrible senior year in high school, Joe moves away from his home town. Once Joe is on his own he rights a sort of tell all book about his home town, and his home town is not happy. Actually, a lot of people hate him in his home town. His mother passes away, but his fa...more...]]>
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50falsetrueTue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008Wed Dec 03 07:15:04 -0800 2008Wed Dec 03 07:15:33 -0800 2008 This is humour in the same vein as "how to talk to a widower"... a young man in his thirties who hasnt grown up, a young male family member alongside and the love, hum...more...]]>
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Smartass non-athlete kid grows up in a shitty sports town, moves away at 18 and writes a book savaging everyone he grew up with. After 15 years, the now-successful writer has to return to town because his father (who he hated) is sick.
There's potential there. D...more...]]>
30falsefalseTue May 05 12:52:04 -0700 2009Tue May 05 12:53:04 -0700 2009 It's about a white middle-class guy who has issues. Yes, there are a million of these out there. Yes, it's a product of a culture that is obsessed with the well-off an...more...]]>
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50falsefalseSat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009Thu Oct 08 16:27:45 -0700 2009Sat Oct 10 18:36:17 -0700 2009 His characters are full of life and leap off the pages. They stay with you even after...more...]]>
30falsefalseWed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008Wed Nov 26 22:09:39 -0800 2008Thu Nov 27 13:02:13 -0800 2008 Though it ...more...]]>
30falsefalseSat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009Mon Sep 14 13:06:44 -0700 2009Mon Sep 14 13:24:01 -0700 2009 And, having read it, I can kind of see why. The tit...more...]]>
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51falsefalseThu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008Thu Jul 10 12:54:47 -0700 2008Thu Jul 10 12:57:53 -0700 2008 After reading this and How to Talk to a Widower, I'm compelled to ...more...]]>
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52falsefalseSat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008Sun Mar 09 00:51:12 -0800 2008Mon Mar 17 03:43:10 -0700 2008 Would your book club members hurl an authors book at his house while he is in it
for not liking the book?
That's what the some of the characters in the book club of Bush Falls do
to author Joe Goffman in the novel The Book of Joe.
Tom Perrotta and ...more...]]>
31falsefalseMon Nov 24 20:21:45 -0800 2008Mon Nov 24 20:22:11 -0800 2008 The quality of the writing held this together for me, as otherwise the plot was rather formulaic (although I guess that was the intention perhaps), but altogether very cleverly written.
I can see how easy it will be for Hollywood to film this; it's practically ...more...]]>
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Fire in Fiction. If I like the excerpts and premise, I'm reading the books. This one reminded me of the TV show October Road and that is a favorite of the Ryan clan (to make fun of). I'm glad that the book has been optioned for a movie.