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Title: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins ISBN: 0-553-37787-6 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (66 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Tom Robbins--the Master of Metaphor
Comment: ... I do believe that Tom Robbins' work is like strawberry ice cream; either you like it or you don't. Robbins has once again managed to juxtapose the most eccentric of characters, the strangest of personalities and somehow make them fit together. That's one thing I love about this author. His sense of sarcasm is unparalleled. But it isn't only sarcasm and dry humor for the sake of poking fun at life that makes this book worth reading. Tom Robbins uses these characters and their outrageous situations to teach, editorialize and explore life on all levels in a way that will make you laugh and cry about your own state of existence. The question I ask is "Do I take myself more seriously, or should I take myself less seriously?" This is a question Tom challenges me to look at. Take it with as many grains of salt as you wish, but be prepared to look at the world through the colored lenses of Mr. Robbins mind.
I've had this book in my library since it was first published, and finally decided to read it. When I first purchased it, I read the first two chapters and put it down. It was harder to get into than the others. Although the first one-third has some trouble gaining momentum, stick with it. It gets better.
The only trouble I had with it is that there seems to be too much happening for just a weekend in real time. But then again, if Mr. Robbins can convince me that a bulk of human knowledge was a gift from amphibians from space, I will let that one go.
I've read most of his novels quite some time ago, my favorites being Jitterbug Perfume and Still Life with Woodpecker. I read them at a time in my life when I could have been one of the characters. Now that I've gotten older, I found that his work still intrigues me, and I am going to read some of these books again.
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply Great
Comment: I don't know that I have a lot to say. I read this before reading any of the (obviously) very divided reviews here and I felt that I needed to add my own two cents.
This is the very first Tom Robbins novel that I have read and I was blown away. I think this is a work of great literature that will be around for a long time (and maybe only widely appreciated long after Mr. Robbins passing). Regardless, I was moved enough by his unique style of writing (which includes a lot of stream of counciousness) and drawn in by the vast and intruguing subject matter that I, literally, could not put this book down until I finished it.
I think it's really worth the read and you should decided for yourself.
Enjoy!
Rating: 2
Summary: An OK Book.... a bad Tom Robbins book.
Comment: You have seen some of the other reviews of this novel and you have read and even identified with the responses of the most passionate of the reviewers. If this wasn't a book by Tom Robbins, you wouldn't want to read more than the first couple of pages. Out of respect for the author who has previously never failed to impress you, you have trudged (or will trudge) your way through it. When it is all said and done you must admit that for a Tom Robbins novel, this one is is at the bottom of the heap...
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Title: Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by TOM ROBBINS ISBN: 055337933X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins ISBN: 0553377884 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins ISBN: 0553349481 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Jitterbug Perfume by TOM ROBBINS ISBN: 0553348981 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins ISBN: 0553803328 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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