Dan's review
Villa Incognito
by Tom Robbins
Ha! I totally agree! The way he writes is really interesting and impressive, but I am not gripped at all by his books. When I read his books, I"m totally fine with setting it down. Maybe you're right: maybe the "story" is what's missing.
Oh yeah, remember when we were in Miyajima and I bought those two tanukis with the giant nuts??
Dan's review
Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins
Dan's review
rating:
There was absolutely no story in this book. It's READY for a story, the intro story is awesome, but then it stops and it introduces the modern characters and sets the scene. The scene, a character has been caught transporting opium, from there you get a background story of all the characters, their sex lives, hobbies, education, everything. You get the full backstory of a circus, a town, everything. Then, within the last 15 or so pages, each character does one thing. One guy eats a sandwich and has sex, one guy just leaves his house, the main chick has sex, makes a phone call, then disappears.
I appreciate his style, his language, his silly metaphors and goofy voice, all of that... i just wanted to read a story here.
It was interesting enough, the scenery and backstory, to get 3 stars, although that's the more temptation for me to give it two for him dropping the ball so bad.
I appreciate his style, his language, his silly metaphors and goofy voice, all of that... i just wanted to read a story here.
It was interesting enough, the scenery and backstory, to get 3 stars, although that's the more temptation for me to give it two for him dropping the ball so bad.
Ha! I totally agree! The way he writes is really interesting and impressive, but I am not gripped at all by his books. When I read his books, I"m totally fine with setting it down. Maybe you're right: maybe the "story" is what's missing.
Oh yeah, remember when we were in Miyajima and I bought those two tanukis with the giant nuts??