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Title: Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins, Barrett Whitener ISBN: 0-7393-0345-7 Publisher: Random House Audio Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 5 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 (45 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: racial stereotyping is not funny
Comment: My issue is not with anything Tom Robbins wrote, but with narrator Barret Whitener: a white male who opts to read all the dialogue from Japanese characters in a bad, generic "Asian" accent. It's unbearable to listen to. In addition, Whitener can't even pronounce the simplest of Japanese words, like "sake." How many more years must transpire before an Asian person can have a voice without being mocked?
Rating: 4
Summary: Offbeat and fun
Comment: "Villa Incognito" provides all the elements that a Tom Robbins fan looks for: philosophy, mysticism, religion, mythology, and craziness. Add to that a raccoon-dog from Japanese legend, some MIA deserters, several generations of unusual interspecies women, the culture and color of Southeast Asia, the circus, and a chrysanthemum seed. The result is an offbeat and fun story that somehow makes perfect sense.
This is not Robbins' best novel, but in my opinion it is one of the better ones. It is quite short, but what it lacks in quantity is compensated for in quality. I won't bother recounting the basic story, not only because other reviewers have already done so, but because describing the plot of a Robbins novel is... well, ineffective. You have to be there to appreciate it. The cast of characters is imaginative, colorful, and sometimes downright hilarious. The writing style is playful and witty, with galloping metaphors and word play in abundance. The social, religious and political satire is biting. The theme of identity and deception permeates the story on both a personal and national level. If you are a fan of Robbins, dive into this book. If you have never read his work before, start with "Still Life With Woodpecker" or "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" instead.
Rating: 1
Summary: Stupid & Not Funny
Comment: Let me get this straight... this guy has a fanatical cultlike following of readers? Writing this crap? Sixty pages in and I don't care what happens to anybody in this book. The next time I want witty and wacky, I'm going to reread some Douglas Adams.
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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: Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito ISBN: 0970141947 Publisher: Bast Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 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): $13.95 |
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Title: Fluke : Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore ISBN: 0380978415 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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