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Whompyjawed: 1.Askew, out of place 2.Off-center or crooked 3. (informal) a person of eccentric or questionable character; odd....................
Football is Willy Keeler's ticket out of West Texas, but only if he can keep the explosive combination of his intellect and hormones from destroying his high-school career. Not an easy task as he also contends with the endless demands of his girlfriend, mother, coach, and college recruiters. When a startling sexual encounter with a classmate and a consuming infatuation with one of his mother's friends threaten to shatter his fragile balance, Willy discovers that simply figuring out who he is may be the greatest challenge of all.
Reminiscent of The Catcher in the Rye and The Last Picture Show, Mitch Cullin's Whompyjawed is an unforgettable coming-of-age story, told with unparalleled humor and compassion.
Football is Willy Keeler's ticket out of West Texas, but only if he can keep the explosive combination of his intellect and hormones from destroying his high-school career. Not an easy task as he also contends with the endless demands of his girlfriend, mother, coach, and college recruiters. When a startling sexual encounter with a classmate and a consuming infatuation with one of his mother's friends threaten to shatter his fragile balance, Willy discovers that simply figuring out who he is may be the greatest challenge of all.
Reminiscent of The Catcher in the Rye and The Last Picture Show, Mitch Cullin's Whompyjawed is an unforgettable coming-of-age story, told with unparalleled humor and compassion.
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Clay Smith "The Austin Chronicle" "Whompyjawed" is the uproarious, barbed...sensitive...account of the early life of Willy Keeler, football star....Willy's voice is unique.
Mary Gaitskill
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Mary Gaitskill
author of "Bad Behavior"
Funny, subtle, and true. A wonderful first novel.
Gail Cooke
"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"
A delight, superbly crafted, rich with humor and hope.
Clay Smith
"The Austin Chronicle"
"Whompyjawed" is the uproarious, barbed...sensitive...account of the early life of Willy Keeler, football star....Willy's voice is unique.
Horton Foote
author of "Farewell: A Memoir of a Texas Childhood"
Mitch Cullin has created with much skill the loneliness and emptiness of a small West Texas town, with a vivid sense of a place and time that stays with you long after you finish reading his novel.
Mary Gaitskillauthor of "Bad Behavior"Funny, subtle, and true. A wonderful first novel.
Gail Cooke"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"A delight, superbly crafted, rich with humor and hope.
Clay Smith"The Austin Chronicle""Whompyjawed" is the uproarious, barbed...sensitive...account of the early life of Willy Keeler, football star....Willy's voice is unique.
Horton Footeauthor of "Farewell: A Memoir of a Texas Childhood"Mitch Cullin has created with much skill the loneliness and emptiness of a small West Texas town, with a vivid sense of a place and time that stays with you long after you finish reading his novel.
Mary Gaitskill author of "Bad Behavior" Funny, subtle, and true. A wonderful first novel.
Horton Foote author of "Farewell: A Memoir of a Texas Childhood" Mitch Cullin has created with much skill the loneliness and emptiness of a small West Texas town, with a vivid sense of a place and time that stays with you long after you finish reading his novel.
Clay Smith "The Austin Chronicle""Whompyjawed" is the uproarious, barbed...sensitive...account of the early life of Willy Keeler, football star....Willy's voice is unique.
Gail Cooke "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" A delight, superbly crafted, rich with humor and hope.
Gail Cooke Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A delight, superbly crafted, rich with humor and hope.
Horton Foote author of Farewell: A Memoir of a Texas Childhood Mitch Cullin has created with much skill the loneliness and emptiness of a small West Texas town, with a vivid sense of a place and time that stays with you long after you finish reading his novel.
Clay Smith The Austin Chronicle Whompyjawed is the uproarious, barbed...sensitive...account of the early life of Willy Keeler, football star....Willy's voice is unique.
Mary Gaitskill author of Bad Behavior Funny, subtle, and true. A wonderful first novel.
Mitch Cullin's fiction has been published in Christopher
Street and other magazines. His work has been widely anthologized and he has won various awards for his writing. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Street and other magazines. His work has been widely anthologized and he has won various awards for his writing. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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- PublisherPermanent Pr Pub Co
- Publication date1999
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- ISBN 13 9781579620233
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Book Description Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 190 pages. Author's first novel. Signed by the author on title page. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Football is Willy Keeler's ticket out of West Texas, but only if he can keep his intellect, hormones, and adolescent rage from destroying his high school career. Between his girlfriend Hanna, who won't quite have sex with him; her father, the high school principal; his lonely mother; and Coach Bud, who may need Willy more than Willy needs him, Willy has his work cut out for him. A brief, depressing sexual encounter with a classmate, an infatuation with one of his mother's friends, and his mixed feelings about leaving his backwater hometown further complicate Willy's attempts to make sense of himself and plan for the future.Reminiscent of such classic works as The Last Picture Show, Catcher in the Rye, and, in its evocation of America's obsession with football, A Fan's Note, Whompyjawed introduces a writer whose distinctive voice, knowing perspective, and off-beat sense of humor capture a time and place with striking originality. Seller Inventory # 271452
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