For my first art review, i'm going to review a literary art piece. Yes, i do think that novels, poetry, and film can be art just as much as the traditional art (ie. painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, etc.). So with that said, with this blog i will review all types of art.
anyway, The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper.
This is a novel about Joe, a lonely successful best selling author who writes a novel belittling his small home town of Bush Falls, and the people in it. Then after his father has a stroke, Joe is forced to come back to Bush Falls after 17 years and face a whole town that is outraged by his book and is seeking revenge.
On the surface, this is a humorous, and touching, story. It is very well written, and touches on a lot of contemporary issues such as homosexuality and AIDS. But it is so much more than that. It is ultimately a story about the power of ones words, forgiveness, love, and most importantly facing the giants of your past before facing the future.
Overall, i think this is a very good novel, and would recommend it to anyone who wants a good read.
Other books by Jonathan Tropper that i have enjoyed are:
How to Talk to a Widower
Everything Changes
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