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A review by spiderfelt
Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life by Tom Robbins
4.0
The most enjoyable thing about reading Tom Robbins is his love of word play. The words jump around, bump into each other, do somersaults and let out big wahoos! He loves metaphor like some people like their favorite salad dressing. Never one to fall into the crush of conventional sayings or common aphorisms, Robbins' imagination shines when he is describing his world with hyperbolic abandon.
While none of the stories in this non-memoir retelling of his life were particularly earth shaking, it was interesting to learn about his years as a performance artist, art critic and journalist. His attitude towards women is cavalier and at time heartless. He doesn't seem to have much of a connection to his children, but wants to reassure the readers that each of his children have fond regard for him and choose to live nearby.
While none of the stories in this non-memoir retelling of his life were particularly earth shaking, it was interesting to learn about his years as a performance artist, art critic and journalist. His attitude towards women is cavalier and at time heartless. He doesn't seem to have much of a connection to his children, but wants to reassure the readers that each of his children have fond regard for him and choose to live nearby.