Bio of an Ogre

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Summary: You really get to know this guy (not a good thing)
Review: Ok, I admit it. I went through a Piers Anthony phase. It is one of those things in my youth that I really regret. Part of the reason (though admittedly only a small reason) that I became disillusioned with this writer was because of this autobiography.

Piers Anthony defines a whole knew level for self-pity. He takes minor instances in his childhood, like when his parents let his sister use his tricycle, and makes them out to be traumatic events in his life. He then goes on to talk about his adolescence. Look Piers, its too bad that you were slow to develop, and that you had a problem with bed wetting, but my man, many people have had it a lot worse.

Anyone who reads this novel will come to realize how egotistical Anthony is. They will learn how sensitive he is to minor criticism, how he thinks the world of himself for being a vegetarian.

Oh well, if you are actually considering buying this novel you have obviously been bitten by the Anthony bug and there is very little I can do for you. But, when you too are one day tired with the high-master of hack, don't say no one ever warned you.

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Summary: The life of a writer is not as boreing as we have thought.
Review: The life of a writer is not as boreing as we have thought. In his autobiography "Bio of an Ogre" Piers Anthony puts his own special twist and spin on things. By writing his own story he managed to get the whole story out in a style unique only to him. He depicts his story starting with his first memories, and finally ending just after his fiftieth year. He tells how his family moved from place to place untill he finally moved to America and started writing. Of course his works got rejected time and again untill his first publication and his first love. From then on he explains his stories and the stories behind them. Including Xanth, the Adept series, and Bio of a Space Tyrant. Along with many other works he has become one of the number one best sellers in America and in Europe. So if you enjoy Piers Anthony or are looking for something different then try Bio of an Ogre I'm sure you'll enjoy it.