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Joe Jones
Written by Anne Lamott
Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
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Anne Lamott#8217;s raucous novel of lives gathered around Jessie#8217;s Cafe.
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Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott is the author of seven novels and nine works of nonfiction, and the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship. She has been a book reviewer for Mademoiselle, a restaurant critic for California magazine, and a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and Salon. Anne Lamott lives in northern California.
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Reviews for Joe Jones
Rating: 3.3245613368421054 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
57 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A charming book about the characters that orbit a cozy neighborhood diner. The aging proprietress, Jessie, employs a big-hearted cook, Louise, who warmly adopts every regular. It's a novel rich in detail and colorful wisdom. A novel about death, life, and how to cope with both.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I would definitely recommend it just based on the excellent narrator. This book is like a cold drink on a hot day. I never get tired of rereading it. Beautiful story and relatable!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I love Anne Lamott's nonfiction work. But this novel was not for me. I couldn't connect with a single character.