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Summary: Chock-full of spiritual wisdoms and philosophical truths.
Review: Sadly, I don't know much about Mr. Robbins. When I first discovered Skinny Legs and All, on an Isand Ferry in 1990, I had never read his work before. The sensitivity, spirituality and incredible humour with which the book was written had me suspecting that he was actually a woman writing under a male pseudonym (sorry, guys). Until I saw his photo at the end of the book, that is...What an amazing intellect this man possesses! Not to mention his unabashed sensitivity and wicked sense of humour. Nine years later, I have just completed the fourth reading. Tom Robbins is definitely my favourite author (yes, I have read his other books by now) - he teaches so much while thoroughly entertaining...
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Summary: Robbins can't write an ending to save his life
Review: This is the second and probably last Tom Robbins novel I will ever read. Robbins starts out well enough, but after so much of his diversions to prove how smart he is, it gets tiring. Robbins' disdain for religion oozes too much, and I really believe he wishes he was a lesbian. The novel builds and builds to a totally anticlimatic and dull ending which left me searching for the point of the whole thing.
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Summary: One of my all-time favorites!
Review: Skinny Legs and All had me laughing right from the first paragraph. Robbins takes on not one, but four, sacred cows (politics, religion, art and sex) and weaves a funny, brilliant and bottom-line book that I will be reading whenever I need a dose of both lunacy and sanity at the same time. On top of being well-conceived, well-crafted and well-written, it's also well-researched. It reminded me just how nuts the human race was, is and probably always will be. One note of warning: if you like literal narrative, where everything is totally believable and nothing fantastic happens, you might not like this one.
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Summary: mind blowing stomach churning magic
Review: The realization that there is still someone out there who is prepared to go out on a limb and believe the way this guy does makes me think it is all worth while, he is magic and may he continue to make magic, I have just finnished reading Another roadside Attraction, what is it with this guy? I have read most of his books and I always happen across them when I am at a point in my life that I need a little goofiness, with magic tossed in here and there. Thank you is not good enough but it will have to do.
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Summary: An eye-opener that makes you laugh.
Review: I found the book while cleaning out a closet. It looked interesting so I decided to read it. Now I'm doing a term paper on it. I could not put it down for the world!
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Summary: Tom Robbins is a master of language and perception
Review: Robbins has suceeded in turning the perceptions of the world on their heads, and spinning them around like a break dancer. Through his mastery of the language and his endless imagination, Robbins has created a world of absurdity that can teach us so much about our reality. Robbins offers us a version of our world that is slightly off center, allowing for an Arab and a Jew to start a restaurant, a giant turkey can spring-board a welder to fame in the art community, a painted stick, a conch shell, a can of beans, a spoon, and a dirty sock can fulfill their fated tasks, and Salome can dance the dance of the seven veils. Robbins pulls the veils of perception from the readers eyes, and exposes them to light of a brighter reality.
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Summary: a wonderful book
Review: Skinny Legs and all is one of the best books I've ever read. Not only is the story entrancing, but the writing itself is very poetic. I couldn't put this book down.
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Summary: I love the Turkey!!!
Review: This is the first book I have read by Robbins and I will DEFINETLY tell others about him.
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Summary: 5 years later and I'm still thinking about my favorite book
Review: I keep a copy of Skinny Legs and All on my coffee table. I know that I can pick it up at any given time, turn to any page and still bust out laughing or ponder the depth at what I read. I read it 5 years ago, for the first time. It has stuck with me as no other book ever has. It is deep, philosophical and REAL in it's own absurd, surreal way. Robbins is a provocative, witty and intelligent writer. Skinny Legs and All is my all-time favorite book.
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Summary: Enlightenment in about 420 pages.
Review: Tom Robbins will rip out your brain by the spine, rip your whole entire world apart and then put all the pieces back together in a stunningly more beautiful picture than you've ever seen before. This novel could be a key to a better and brighter day for mankind. More likely, it will just be a key to a better life for the individual reader.
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