Skinny Legs and All

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Summary: I never thought I could pick a "favourite book"...
Review: ...but this one changed that! Picking up Skinny Legs happened entirely by chance-- an Xmas gift for my mum. She loved it so much that she inspired me to start it even before she was done-- and I read it in a day. Robbins serves up the real spirituality of sex, presents religious history from a new angle, explores magnificent female goddess archetypes, viscerally Good ritual, and writes it all in a delicious, funny style. This man is a demi-deity to me. Bless his sweet heart.

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Summary: Reading this book is like swallowing a sunset whole.
Review: I picked the book up on a whim...I had read Still Life with Woodpecker three years previous and remembered it fondly so I gave Skinny Legs and All a shot. This proved to be the wisest choice I have ever made. I do not mean this only in terms of book selection - this reading (which lead me to read more books by Tom Robbins) has altered my perception for life and for that I am so very thankful. Tom Robbins turns my mind's wheels, squeezes my heart, and tangos with my soul. I've suggested this book to all my friends and about 345 strangers. I promise it will not let you down.

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Summary: Style Entertainment and a Writing Style you can't duplicate
Review: This was the first book I have read by Tom Robbins a friend of mine let me read it on a bus and I had to go buy it after he went home. With Lines like "DOpey was the only one of the seven Dwarfs that shaved, what does that say about shaving" Ellen Cherry Rev. Buddy, Spike, and good 'Ol Turn ARound Norman, this book doesn't lack style and entertainment, though I am not much of a reader and it was a bit slow, It kept me laughing and smiling.

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Summary: The best of his work
Review: This was my first Tom Robbins book, and from the very first pages I was hooked. No matter what he writes, you believe it. And, of course, there's plenty of nudity.

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Summary: Best book about a stick and conch shell I've ever read.
Review: This was my first Tom Robbins book. At first I found the self-consciously clever metaphors and phrases tiresome, but after 50 pages or so I was hooked, looking forward to the next one. It's rare when a book that has me laughing out loud on the bus will also bring me close to tears and make me want to memorize paragraphs to recite to my godchildren. By the last page, my only disappointment was the less-than-satisfying endings to some characters' stories (I'll never care as much about any other can o' beans).

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Summary: This book is a "Liberal bible".
Review: Wounderful stuff. I loved every moment of this book. Wild, funny, sexy, satirical, there are not enough adjetives to describe this book. I have read many of his other books and I have enjoyed this the most. If you read only one of his books, make sure this is the one. If you hate Rush Limbaugh you will love Tom Robbins.

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Summary: One of the best
Review: One of the very best books I have ever read, this excursion into the depths of almost every important topic imaginable just entranced me. I have bought this book at least six times, because I keep having to give a copy away to everyone I think is up for the adventure. A genuine treat, HIGHLY recommended!

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Summary: Still laughing!
Review: Have recommended this book repeatedly - about once a day I think. If you're going to read a Tom Robbins book, this is it!!

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Summary: Just don't say it's "NEAT"
Review: I never rejoiced in my "femininity" as fervently before I read this book. ... the veils of ignorance drop and the stories of the the suppression of the matriarchy surface ... sex is fun again and you'll never look at inanimate objects the same again. I'm working on my sixth copy because I have written in, dog ear-ed, and hi-lighted them to death ( not to mention the ones I've loaned out ). This book is so potent I swear by it to improve fertility. ( it worked for me and two of my friends ) I am woman...HEAR ME ROAR!

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Summary: After I found Tom Robbins, I gave up crack!
Review: Somewhere I read that Tom Robbins' work has been compared to a good acid trip. When you start, everything is a little strange (and getting stranger). Inanimate objects become protangonists and reality subsides into a thick haze of enlightened confusion. Suddenly, you reach a euphoric crechendo and shake hands with Buddha as you are overcome with insight. Then of course, from that day on, nothing ever looks the same. I have read all of this lovely man's books many times and it has always been my conviction that Skinny Legs and All is the most potent. It would make a great movie, however, it may be an insurmountable challenge to cast the starring roles (although I hear that Joey Lawrence is available) of a can of beans, a conch shell, a painted stick, and a dirty sock. Everybody must read this book. There's nudity! Yay!