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Sarcastic, sardonic and bitter, but very enjoyable! I listened via audible, the narration was perfect!
*edited to add I read this in book form 6 years later and I still like Joe, that little prick.
*edited to add I read this in book form 6 years later and I still like Joe, that little prick.
So many good things about this book. The cover says "wickedly funny and achingly poignant" Agree. I got very involved in the characters: Joe, Wayne, Jared and Carly. The tone of the book felt so real - great writing style with lots of sarcasm ( love it). And the scene at the end at the basketball court was just perfect writing. I hope the movie gets made, but it probably cannot capture the tone of the author's voice.
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It seems that even though Joe left his hometown and his high school buddies after graduation, he never left them at all. Joe wrote a hugely successful novel about his hometown, and now he has to face those he wrote about when his father suffers from a stroke
I will now go read ALL the Jonathan Tropper books.
Reason I'm not interested: in the first paragraph, discusses his mother's suicide and (in detail) watching his brother (view spoiler):
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Nov 11, 2008
Tracyene
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