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Book Review of The Book of Joe

The Book of Joe
The Book of Joe
Author: Jonathan Tropper
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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This blended a wry wit and cynic humor well throughout the story keeping the reader chuckling, yet still conveyed the emotions for the tragic parts. It depicted small town life well, even if at times you'd have liked to have shaken the entire town.

Joe a writer, has written a fiction novel based upon his hometown. With his father dying, he has to face all the people he has upset, and that pretty much takes up the entire town. He surprises himself more than his readers when his prodigal return puts him on a new journey of self discovery as well. Going from past to present, this is a book hard to put down.