· Joe Jones by Anne Lamott. What a bizarre novel. The synopsis is quotes pulled directly from the pages, which I’ve never seen before, and which did not give me a good idea of the plot. But I did love Lamott’s writing in Blue Shoe, so I bought Joe Jones. Lamott is “out there,” but doesn’t push the boundaries of bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins. “Joe Jones” was my fourth Anne Lamott book and by far the best thus far. It’s main characters, Louise, Joe and Willie are real life people interacting with a various cast of individuals that cross their paths. The novel is humorous, suspenseful and sad, offering insight into the principals without being maudlin or /5(20). And Joe Jones is the deeply devoted and continually unfaithful lover whom Louise tries hard to live without. Lamott weaves a complex tale that moves along breezily with great heart and humor, but skim the surface and you will find human frailty, remorse, and loss.
Joe Jones is Anne Lamott's raucous novel of lives gathered around Jessie's Café, "a restaurant from another era, the sort of broken-down waterfront dive one might expect to find in Steinbeck or Saroyan." Jessie, "thin, stooped and gorgeous at seventy-nine," inherited the café years before and it has become home to a remarkable family of. Joe Jones by Anne Lamott. What a bizarre novel. The synopsis is quotes pulled directly from the pages, which I've never seen before, and which did not give me a good idea of the plot. But I did love Lamott's writing in Blue Shoe, so I bought Joe Jones. Lamott is "out there," but doesn't push the boundaries of belief. Lamott's Books. While Ann Lamott is well known and loved for her novels, she also wrote Hard Laughter, Rosie, Joe Jones, Blue Shoe, All New People, and Crooked Little Heart, a popular nonfiction piece. Operating Instructions was her raw and honest account of becoming a single mother and chronicle of her son's first year of life.
Her way with analogy, metaphor, and evocative detail is subtle; her ability to shift from the specific to the general to the specific again, superb."--The Nation Joe Jones is Anne Lamott's raucous novel of lives gathered around Jessie's Café, "a restaurant from another era, the sort of broken-down waterfront dive one might expect to find in Steinbeck or Saroyan.". Joe Jones by Anne Lamott. North Point Press. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included. And Joe Jones is the deeply devoted and continually unfaithful lover whom Louise tries hard to live without. Lamott weaves a complex tale that moves along breezily with great heart and humor, but skim the surface and you will find human frailty, remorse, and loss.
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