'The Big Rewind' is a Wildly Uneven Blend of Memoir and Pop Criticism

SEE Magazine | July 31, 2009
With his first book, Rabin turns his trademark acerbic wit back on his own life, a tumultuous journey involving group homes, absentee parents, mental hospitals, polyamorist girlfriends, Topher Grace's vomit, and short-lived cable TV shows.
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