I had to admit it was a thing of pure beauty, that pass, even if it was the enemy quarterback that thrown it. Made quite a picture, the stadium lights blazing overhead like fractured stars and the football froze slick and hard as a rocket against the night sky, our outside linebacker's fingers stretching just an inch too short to do a thing but let it fly over. Hampton Green's voice gives a whole new meaning to that overused expression, "pitch-perfect." I was wondering this morning if I had been a little too harsh in a couple of recent reviews, and then I read this book and felt justified by the difference in quality! Talk about a dimensional character-teenage football player Hampton is such a real and unique person, his voice colored by a regional tone that simply adds to the storytelling.Įvery single player on that football field locked up stiff as them wax figures they got over in the Pawtuska Wild West Wax Museum. Here is a revised version of my earlier review: And like D.J., he has a strong narrative voice. Like D.J., Hampton must learn to believe in himself. Schwenk (see review above) reminded me how much I like Hampton Green, a small-town football player who also has trouble expressing himself.
I reviewed this book a few years ago on Amazon, and thinking about D.J.
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