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| Title | : | Baja Oklahoma |
| Author | : | Dan Jenkins |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 299 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 1981 by Atheneum Books |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Sports. Modern. Music |
Dan Jenkins
Hardcover | Pages: 299 pages Rating: 3.92 | 304 Users | 25 Reviews
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Dan Jenkins' second best-known novel, Baja Oklahoma, features protagonist Juanita Hutchins, who can cuss and politically commentate with the best of Jenkins' male protagonists. Still convincingly female, though in no way dumb and girly, fortyish Juanita serves drinks to the colorful crew patronizing Herb's Cafe in South Fort Worth, worries herself sick over a hot-to-trot daughter proving too fond of drugs and the dealers who sell them, endures a hypochondriac mother whose whinings would justify murder, dates a fellow middle-ager whose connections with the oil industry are limited to dipstick duty at his filling station—and, by the way, she also hopes to become a singer-songwriter in the real country tradition of Bob Wills and Willie Nelson. That Juanita is way too old to remain a kid with a crazy dream doesn't matter much to her. In between handing out longneck beers to customer-acquaintances battling hot flashes and deciding when boyfriend Slick is finally going to get lucky, Juanita keeps jotting down lyrics reflective of hard-won wisdom and setting them to music composed on her beloved Martin guitar. Too many of her early songwriting results are one-dimensional or derivative, but finally she hits on something both original and heartfelt: a tribute to her beloved home state, warts and all.
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| Original Title: | Baja Oklahoma |
| ISBN: | 0689111738 (ISBN13: 9780689111730) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.92 From 304 Users | 25 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books Baja Oklahoma
A laugh-out-loud read, excellent!Read in 1983
Very funny at times.
Here's an odd thing: this book is, perhaps, my favorite of all time. That's particularly strange because the author, engaging and funny though he is, is primarily a sports writer, and I general don't read that sort of book. However, he has the best ear for the voices of Texans I have ever encountered, and reading this book transports me back to my roots in Northeastern Texas. It's funny, it's touching, it's just quirky enough to keep me coming back. I don't re-read many books, but this one just
Here's an odd thing: this book is, perhaps, my favorite of all time. That's particularly strange because the author, engaging and funny though he is, is primarily a sports writer, and I general don't read that sort of book. However, he has the best ear for the voices of Texans I have ever encountered, and reading this book transports me back to my roots in Northeastern Texas. It's funny, it's touching, it's just quirky enough to keep me coming back. I don't re-read many books, but this one just
It is absolutely worth reading this book just for the chapter where Tommy Earl comes into the cafe drunk and places an order.I laughed for three solid days.
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