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oldpondnewfrog 's review for:
My Heart Is an Idiot: Essays
by Davy Rothbart
Rollicking, exuberant essays. Perhaps even a bit exhausting. But fantastic. I first read "99 Bottles of Pee on the Wall" at The Morning News, and had been waiting for this book to come out ever since.
The dedication is "To the townies." Great dedication. Sums up the spirit of the book.
Random sentence: "A mile down, five tiny side streets spilled together at a jagged-shaped intersection, and from its farthest corners, two squat and battered bars glared across at each other like warring crabs, panels of wood nailed over the windows and painted to match the outside walls, and one neon beer sign hanging over each door—Yuengling and Budweiser—as though they were the names of the bars."
I don't always read personal essays. But when I do, I prefer Davy Rothbart.
The dedication is "To the townies." Great dedication. Sums up the spirit of the book.
Random sentence: "A mile down, five tiny side streets spilled together at a jagged-shaped intersection, and from its farthest corners, two squat and battered bars glared across at each other like warring crabs, panels of wood nailed over the windows and painted to match the outside walls, and one neon beer sign hanging over each door—Yuengling and Budweiser—as though they were the names of the bars."
I don't always read personal essays. But when I do, I prefer Davy Rothbart.