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Title: Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins ISBN: 0-553-37933-X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.07 (168 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: risk & intimidation
Comment: It's a risky thing, reading Tom Robbins in public - on the bus, for instance. I grin a lot, occasionally snickering, sometimes fighting off snorts and laughter. That's not to say that a Robbins story is simply humorous; some of my pleasure is from sharing in the absolute joy that Robbins takes in putting his phrases on paper.
Fierce Invalids isn't his best - read Skinny Legs and All - but it's still a great read. It seemed to ramble at times, leaving our hero for many pages in places seemingly far, far away from where he ought to be. But it all comes around in the end, with (as expected in a Robbins story) events in opposite ends of the earth having tremendous influence on each other. Also, as expected, we're presented with some universal truths, not the least of which is the secret to true happiness, delivered from the beak of a parrot.
And finally, it's an intimidating thing to review a Robbins book. I find myself inspired to fill my review with Robbinsesque metaphors. I try, but I'm not nearly as enlightened as Mr. R. Maybe after reading his next book.
Rating: 2
Summary: He gets points for inventiveness BUT...
Comment: I've read ALL of Tom Robbins' books. I WAIT for his books and pay full, hardcover price. Jitterbug Perfume is just about my favorite book ever. A testament to my loyalty? I read this book cover-to-cover. Yep. Every word. Robbins' writing is fun, his situations inventive, his plots wonderfully convoluted. Just as we've come to expect. But I couldn't stand the main character. Before you think, oh, I didn't get it, or this is some feminist diatribe, let me assure you, I got it, and I've liked other books with sexist, morally twisted characters. It's just that he was an unlikable, bitter -- even repugnant -- aging old man who would have been better left sitting in his room consuming caviar and Internet porn -- or whatever made him happy and kept him from the rest of us. About halfway through, I was sort of hoping he'd just die, if only to save me from having to read the rest. Tom, what happened? Your work used to be enlightening and magical. Reading this one felt like I was being dragged through the desert by someone who once was fun and could now only mimic that memory of himself. I am a loyalist. I will read you again. But not even my local used bookstore would buy this one back.
Rating: 5
Summary: I wish his books could go on forever!
Comment: You know the feeling you get near the end of a song or a movie you love,that you wish could go on and on forever? Well, that's what i feel every time i finish reading one of Robbins' books, including this one. What i loved most about this book(and about Another roadside attraction, for that matter) is Robbins' doubt and questioning towards the "benevolent" intentons of the Catholic church and of all religions and convictions in general. The five Robbins books i've read so far have definitely helped me be more open minded and welcome to any experiece. I feel a grat disappointment knowing that i have only 2 more books to read...
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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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Title: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins ISBN: 0553377876 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: 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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