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Summary: Charming, but somebody stop him.
Review: First off, someone kill Tom Robbins before he butchers literary style again. A creative writing intructor once told me "You can only break the rules of writing if you do it properly." I always imagine Robbins as the kid in the back of the class muttering "I'm gonna break all your stinkin' rules, bud!" This book, he sticks it to the concept of metaphor, and none too subtle. But for a nonfan, I enjoyed this book. Robbins is still an excellent story-spinner, and hits on immortality with a bawdy hammer. On that, I still recommend this book. Be wary of hs styles though (people who write in second person should be forced to read choose your own adventures in hell).
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Summary: Must Read
Review: Having read "Another Roadside Attraction," I was eager to get right into my next Tom Robbins book. This novel takes everything one could want in a fictional work and presents it to you in a way that only the amazingly witty Tom Robbins can present it. This story centers around a journey by one man and his quest for immortality over a period of a millenium and ties in the present day workings of perfumeries in New Orleans and Paris. The characters are interesting, humorous, and full of emotion. The story is an adventurous quest for self-realization that all men must go through, taken to the extreme. If u enjoy a good read and a book that's hard to put down until it's done, Jitterbug Perfume is one of the best.
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Summary: Best of the Best
Review: Personally, I find it difficult to find fault with any of Robbins's books and this particular one is my absolute favorite. You have to love a man who so clearly loves people, women especially. There's at least a little bit of Pan in Robbins and a bit of nymph in every woman. For the love of sensuality, add this book to your list.
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Summary: insanely creative and oddly inspirational
Review: For the first couple of chapters this book is entertaining and intriguing but doesn't seem to make sense. How could perfume, beets, immortality and a horny little pan-god have anything to do with each other? you ask. Well, keep reading and you will find that Robbins is a genius. All these seemingly nonsensical themes cleverly come together in an unforgettable way. But more than being merely entertaining, their are lessons to be learned from this book. The long searched-for secret to immortality is revealed. (I actually started meditating religiously after reading it) And, Tom Robbins religious studies also come into play in slightly off-beat ways. If you really pay attention you can learn about world religions and cultures. What more can you ask for from a novel?
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Summary: Utterly enjoyable
Review: My god, this has got to be one of the best books I've ever read. There were passages that I would read several times just to let them sink in. Even Robbins' throwaway lines are remarkably clever; I don't know how someone can churn out entire books with such a brilliant style.
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Summary: literary "comfort food"
Review: I first read Jitterbug Perfume at the age of thirteen. Over the past eleven years, I have returned to this novel repeatedly as a source of laughter and "simple" pleasure. Through years of assigned readings, Jitterbug Perfume has served as a constant reminder of how wonderful a good read is and of how important the "simple" pleasures of everyday life are. This book makes you fall in love with reading all over again!
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Summary: Here's to you Mr. Robbins(on)
Review: This novel probably wouldn't make much sense(at the beginning)to anyone who didn't become alive during the '60s - not born but alive. The novel is not only well researched and written but is also, to those of us fortunate enough to have resided in Seattle, Paris, and New Qrleans(or with litiary imagination)it is both a revelation and a rejunvenation of spirit. His history of perfume is almost too accurate to describe unless one has kept up with with recent developements in philosophy, psycharity, human evolution and,of course perfume. But beware! The book is so easy to read that the concepts he explores can easily become one's own. ENJOY, happy Mardi Gras and may you live forever!
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Summary: can of beans
Review: becuase it was can o beans and his good friend smelly sock that led me to this novel. And having loved "Skinny Legs and All" I knew that this wouldn't disappoint, but what I wasn't prepared for was the way it made me think - think about things i never dreamt my frankly rather shallow mind would allow. Fulfilling in all sorts of ways. Like being a child again and that joy of discovery as your devour your first books. brilliant
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Summary: Good in patches
Review: I have heard a lot of Tom Robbins from many of my friends. So, I picked this book. Maybe because I had too high expectations, but I was disappointed with him. His style was interesting. The theme, though was good in content, but could've been handled better. One of the many signs of a bad book is the visibility of arrogance and vanity of the writer. And I felt that in this book. I don't want to judge Tom Robbins as a writer by reading just one book. I am sure, if he had so many fans, he must be having "some" talent. I picked his other book - Skinny legs and all. I will form an opinion about him then. But this book sure disappointed me though it was good in patches.
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Summary: Beets and 23s abound
Review: This is the novel I usually use to introduce friends to Tom Robbins. It exemplifies his storytelling abilities and entertains from cover to cover. Several stories interweave throughout the novel, coming together at the end for a fantastic finish. Robbins is the master of metaphor, and I enjoy reading and re-reading all of his books. The only thing I don't like about Tom Robbins is that he only puts out a book every five years or so.
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