Win Neagle's FULL COUNT introduces the nation to professional baseball player Billy Overby, a hitter of the magnitude not seen since Ted Williams. In this topsy-turvy black comedy, Overby begins to question the nature of love and his own capacity for intimacy after he falls in love with baseball fan Cameron. Unfortunately Cameron is involved in a complicated relationship with shot-gun toting Amanda. Neither Billy, Cameron, nor Amanda could have prepared themselves for the public frenzy surrounding superstar athletes and their private, off-field exploits. The world of American baseball is thrown a curve as the three of them learn the sacrifices-and the joys-inherent in every kind of love. Gripping and ironic, FULL COUNT is sure to leave you cheering for the home team.
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"...Neagle deploys a raft of colorful characters in his rollicking tale of baseball, sailing, sex, and a media frenzy." -- John Kessel, author of Corrupting Dr. Nice and Good News From Outer Space
"It will leave you with the impression that a breath of fresh literary air just blew through your reading room." -- —Allan Weisbecker, author of Cosmic Banditos and In Search of Captain Zero
"It will leave you with the impression that a breath of fresh literary air just blew through your reading room." -- —Allan Weisbecker, author of Cosmic Banditos and In Search of Captain Zero
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This review is from: Full Count (Hardcover)
As with his terrific first novel, SMOKE AND GRAVITY, Win Neagle's FULL COUNT tears into the obsessions and imperfections of us humans with a loving vengeance, but he does so with great affection for his emotionally afflicted and completely endearing characters. Mr. Neagle's spare, cinematic style and outrageious story-twists are reminiscent of the best of Kurt Vonnegut yet his narrative voice is uniquely his own. FULL COUNT will leave you with the impression that a breath of fresh literary air just blew though your reading room.
The above appears as a blurb on the back flap of FULL COUNT (I'm an author myself). Just so you know: I've never met Mr. Neagle; I just like the hell out of his books.
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Sexy and fun!,
This review is from: Full Count (Hardcover)
I loved this book and have already recommended it to several friends. The characters explore the meanings of love, lust, and lasting relationships as they get to know each other and themselves. While the book effectively tackles serious issues, it is also deliciously funny. I laughed out loud several times. One of my favorite parts is when Amanda gets jealous of Cameron's boat and shoots it! If you are looking for a sexy, funny page-turner, you've found it!
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Fine and Funny!,
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This is a fine and funny novel. Grab it while it's hot!
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