Confessions of a Key West Cabby (Paperback)

~ Michael Suib (Author), Nancy Butler-Ross (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Michael Suib captures for us the humor, absurdity, sadness, and sometimes wacky personality of his island paradise." -- Denny Johnson, Reporter, Chicago Tribune

"Michael Suib is a terrific storyteller with the perfect storyteller's job: driving a taxi in Key West." -- Dave Barry, syndicated columnist and author

"Michael has a warm, whimsical and wise touch that has earned him a loyal following around the world." -- Jay Ducassi, Editor, The Miami Herald

Product Description

This is a compilation of favorite columns by popular Miami Herald columnist and Key West taxicab driver, Michael Suib. 72 vignettes of life and laughter, pathos and humanity as seen through the windshield of his pepto-pink taxi cab in the Southernmost City, Key West, Florida.

Different from the usual articles that you might expect to read in a daily newspaper, they are poetic glimpses and observations that find the absurd in the mundane.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Seastory Pr (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967370442
• ISBN-13: 978-0967370446
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #141,737 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thinking about going to Key West.......just for a taxi ride., July 24, 2003

By	Lloyd L. Williams (Rainier, OR. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book should be savored over a couple of weeks....... a story a day max. It should be used like a smile machine. When you think you can't find any humor in the daily grind of life, pop it open and consume a couple of minutes of a poet/story teller/taxi drivers take on life.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Confessions of a Key West Cabbie, June 9, 2003

By	Edward F. Kimball (Springfield, OR USA) - See all my reviews

"Confessions" is a "must read" for anyone who is planing on visiting Key West, or has in the past. I lent my copy to a co-worker who was about to go to that so-called Island Paradise. She said it was very helpful to her because it gave he a better understanding of the island than she would have had going in cold, so to speak! Michael Suib's columns in general give the reader valuable insight of the world of "the tourist industry;" not an easy industry in which to be employed. My impression of Michael Suib's columns is that they are windows into our American culture, using typical and not-so-typical tourists as barometers. "Key West Cabbie" celebrates the islands' spectacular beauty, but doesn't try to deny the squalor and ugliness. It's as if Key West is a metaphore for Americans at play: fun and carefree but w/ a dark underbelly.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE REAL THING, September 30, 2005

By	The Coin Man "Jimbo" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

I've read this book twice and it makes me want to go back to Key West twice as badly. Great color and vivid characters. A good read