Villa Incognito

I feel I should preface this with the fact that I absolutely love Tom Robbins, no better author is walking on this earth. That being said, I think he made a giant mistake with this book, maybe there were some uncontrolled substances involved. Not sure.

I am sure that compared to Jitterbug Perfume or Still life with a Woodpecker, Villa Incognito, failed. Tom Robbins is known for his witty and clever prose. His talents lies in his intricate and unique plots and amazing prose (the name of this blog is actually an omage to Tom Robbins). This one just fell short, the sexual innuendoes were more crude and laughable rather than clever enough to make me laugh.

The story of Tanukis seemed to get lost and disappear early on, never to actually make a full reappearance. The Vietnam barbs were uninspired and trite. Our fearless soldiers were for the most part underdeveloped. Dern's ultimate fate seemed a last minute thought. The circus theme seemed to just come across more as unreached potential than anything else.

I'm even disappointed in writing this blog because it seems incoherent and garbled, but that's actually how Villa Incognito made me feel; something was missing. I'm not sure I can say much more than that right now...