This weekend I had the opportunity to finally read a book which has been on my shelf for three years. It is called The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper and is about a guy (Joe) who leaves his hometown, writes a book about the town, town gets really angry, Joe must go home again and all kinds of events, good and not so good, mostly not so good, happen. I actually couldn't put it down I enjoyed it that much. If you get a chance read it, there is something for all of us growing up in the 80s.
One of the reasons I decided to pick up the book was because of a new dramedy (is that a word?) which premiered on ABC a few weeks ago called October Road, it is on after Grey's Anatomy (Shelly's favorite show). The show has the same premise as the book; author writes scathing hometown novel, hometown hates the book, author must return home.
When I saw the preview I immediately thought of The Book of Joe however learned the book and TV show have been created by two completely different people. The guy behind October Road is named Scott Rosenberg and actually wrote the movie Beautiful Girls with Timothy Hutton and Matt Dillon from 1996. October Road is the story of "the blowback" in his life after he had to go home after creating the movie based upon his friends. October Road is good mostly because of Laura Prepon, Donna from That '70s Show, and Bryan Greenberg from a movie a few years ago with Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep called Prime .
For now I like it, don't know how long it will be around, but I will watch until they bring back Men In Trees.
One of the reasons I decided to pick up the book was because of a new dramedy (is that a word?) which premiered on ABC a few weeks ago called October Road, it is on after Grey's Anatomy (Shelly's favorite show). The show has the same premise as the book; author writes scathing hometown novel, hometown hates the book, author must return home.
When I saw the preview I immediately thought of The Book of Joe however learned the book and TV show have been created by two completely different people. The guy behind October Road is named Scott Rosenberg and actually wrote the movie Beautiful Girls with Timothy Hutton and Matt Dillon from 1996. October Road is the story of "the blowback" in his life after he had to go home after creating the movie based upon his friends. October Road is good mostly because of Laura Prepon, Donna from That '70s Show, and Bryan Greenberg from a movie a few years ago with Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep called Prime .
For now I like it, don't know how long it will be around, but I will watch until they bring back Men In Trees.
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Carey, wasn't Beautiful Girls one of your all-time faves??
i want to get this book too, susan, and i also liked men in trees...
ah. it's 'book out on the back porch' season. well, soon anyway...