Border Music.

Book review by Tracey
This novel is first and foremost about people. The characters are the only real subject. Much like Mr. Waller’s book, The Bridges of Madison County, this story explores each character’s personality in a detailed manner, yet leaves the reader with many more questions than it answers. Texas Jack Carmine is a Viet Nam veteran who has spent almost his entire adult life wandering about the United States. He works here and there, but is basically an anti-establishment kind of guy. He meets up with Linda Lobo, a dancer in an adult club, by punching out a man who is being ungentlemanly to the lady. They take off on their own adventure together. Just two people searching for a little bit of happiness in their lives. What happens from there is for people who read the book to know. These characters could easily be someone or anyone you might know. I found myself wondering about them, wanting more background than was given. Perhaps I wanted to pass judgment. Perhaps I just have a hard time taking things at face value. In any case, I found this book to be an interesting study in humanity. The story did some wandering, so did the characters. Don’t we all?

Tracey.