The master of creative simile and metaphor tackles the tale of his own life in a book he says is not a memoir (but it really is). Robbins relates stories of his childhood as the grandchild of Baptist preachers, his brief careers as a poet, an air force weatherman, a radio dj, an art-critic, a psychedelic explorer, a world traveler, and his rise to fame as the author of quirky, best selling novels. His life has been as varied and unconventional as his novels. Robbins has made this account of his own life just as entertaining and thought provoking as his fiction. Besides, how can you not like a guy who says, “Nothing the human race has ever created is more cool than a book.” Now I want to tackle his books that I haven't yet read.
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