I got halfway through this thing before I had to give it back to the library. I won't be checking it out again, but I don't necessarily think that should be a deciding factor in your choosing to read the book or not—it's just that personally, I've had my fill of Brautigan's life story. This bio is insanely detailed, perhaps too much so. You'll learn things about Brautigan that you'll wish you hadn't, but all in all it's a well researched book that's a pleasure to read if only for its exhaustive reportage of San Francisco/Bay Area history.