Book Review: My Heart is an Idiot by Davy Rothbart

By Wes Newbury
My Heart is an Idiot is an aptly-titled compilation of essays recounting Davy Rothbart’s years on the road, looking for love in all the wrong places.
I first heard Rothbart on NPR.  He read from his book and the phone lines lit up with female callers who wanted to confirm that this was “their Davy” on the radio.  All sorts of people called in from all over the country and they all had something nice to say about him.  He sounded like an interesting guy, or at least like a well-traveled dirtbag with a story to tell.  My aunt had heard the program, too.  Davy reminded her of an as...