Reviews for Music (Silver Burdett)

The average rating for Music (Silver Burdett) based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-31 00:00:00 Manisha Gima I found this book in a bargain bin a few years back and finally got around to reading it only recently. I was happy I did, because it was quite interesting and different from what I had expected. No big surprises or stunning twists, but a nice flow all the same. Waller's writing style fits the characters in his story, and he writes from the angle of the Texas cowboy or other southern rugged, feral type. Raw and unrefined. 'Border Music' is the story of untamed love, of romance initiated on a whim. It is the story of Jack Carmine and Linda Lobo, a drifter in a pickup truck and a sexy barroom dancer who meet and decide to take a chance with each other. Sometimes a man will simply be a man, a drifter always a drifter as well; love dwindles and fades, and events become uncontrollable; fate takes control. Life gets on in years and the past appears as a dream. We know, ourselves, how much we'd love to grasp it and hold onto it one more time, but it's gone forever, leaving only faded memories. Country singer, Bobby McGregor, Jack's close friend, eventually realizes that his memories make him smile and reminisce, as he longs for the good ol' days to re-emerge. Uncle Vaughn Rhomer leaves in search of a dream, too, yearning for the experience himself, in search of his nephew also. Maybe it's Jack who has the right idea, God's freeborn soul, for even though he longs for Linda, his true love, his heart calls on him to wander ... keeping life fresh, free, and unpredictable. Don't look back, Jack Carmine. Though it's for women also, this is a love story for men, which is somewhat rare. Waller pulled it off nicely.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-12-09 00:00:00 Edmond Osborn This book just crept up on me. It's not so much a story, as it is listening to a story-teller. I just loved it and loved the way it just rolled quietly along, while keeping me interested and caring about the characters along the way.