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Border Music
Border Music
Author: Robert James Waller
Most people don't run out the back door of a place called The Rainbow Bar in Dillon, Minnesota, with someone they don't even know, get in a pick-up truck, drive all day, and end up in a motel room. But that's exactly what Jack Carmine and Linda Lobo did. Texas Jack Carmine was God's only freeborn soul, rider of the summer roads, traveler of far ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780446602730
ISBN-10: 0446602736
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 30 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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BookwormMary avatar reviewed Border Music on
Helpful Score: 3
I've tried several of Mr. Waller's books and they all "play out" like low-budget sappy movies. I think I got through about 30 pages before losing interest.
Susanaque avatar reviewed Border Music on + 422 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
From the author of "Bridges of Madison County" In his newest book, Robert Waller writes about men and women who have seen life, made hard choices, and yet still looking some something more. And in this multi-layered, powerful story, he lets us without qualification that the dreams we cherish are understood and valued...and the chance we can fullfill them is real.
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Helpful Score: 2
Vividly romantic...Memorable...magical...an unforgettable story
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Helpful Score: 1
I like a book that catches you immediately. This book didn't do that. It took me until chapter 2 to really get interested. That said, I ended up really liking the book and having a rather melancholy feeling upon finishing it, wanting more. I loved the characters. Robert Waller gives them soul. No plot persay, but a story is there with a beginning, middle and ending. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
jazzysmom avatar reviewed Border Music on + 907 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
From the author of Bridges Of Madison County--I didn't think i'd like anything he wrote more than Bridges--but this is wonderful--powerful--moving, and such a wonderful read. I am really glad that i tried one more of his books, now i want to read some others he has written. As inner covers says, Mr Waller's novel is about men and women who have seen life, made hard choices, and yet are still looking for something more, and that you can make your dreams come true. Very worth the time i spent with these pages.
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drw avatar reviewed Border Music on + 7 more book reviews
This is a story set in Texas and the midwest about Texas Jack Carmine, a freedom-loving hardscrabble rancher, itinerant wheat-harvester and Vietnam vet and several people who were, it seems, unforgetably linked with him at some point in their lives. The books moves back and forth in time and is more reflective than action-packed. At the end, Jack's lifestyle choices seem to be made less from a love of freedom than a tragic and lonely flight from past traumas. Waller provides some beautiful moments but overall I found the story unsatisfying and the writing too cliched.
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Did not like this book,.....could not finish it.
suzyshadow avatar reviewed Border Music on + 125 more book reviews
Two strangers take off together...Waller is good with unusual romances.
bookluver-in-sc avatar reviewed Border Music on + 229 more book reviews
A heart-warming and heart-breaking story by Robert James Waller.
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Texas Jack Carmine is a freeborn soul, rider of the summer roads, traveler of far places--a man with secrets that stretch back to Vietnam and hungers that keep him from settling down. Long-legged Linda Lobo is ready to ride with him, but they're not just headed back to his one-horse Texas ranch. They're headed for a high, hard passion that only happens once...and breaks your heart when it ends.
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I really enjoyed this one. Texas Jack Carmine is the man who makes wage slaves long for the open road. He is the man you have always wanted to be friends with.


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