Féroces infirmes, retour des pays chauds / Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
ISBN:
9782862748658 (286274865X)
Edition language: French
I haven't been able to finish a Robbins since Still Life. But I keep trying. I begin to forget why.
FINALLY finished.You know, sometimes Tom Robbins' writing is just too damn' quirky to stand. Like, quirky interspersed with deep. Every. Single. Book. Apparently I wasn't much in the mood for it lately, since it took the better part of a month to get thru it.
this guy's interesting. he brings up so many important topics throughout the novel. his quirkiness is welcome here, not over the top, like i thought it was in even cowgirls get the blues. obviously i'm not thrilled with his treatment of pedophilia, but other than that this book was great fun.
Some of Tom Robbins's more recent novels are just too bizarre to enjoy as a whole, but he always makes statements that ring true about certain parts of society. Often he says things no one else has the guts to say. This book was no exception in that regard, although I didn't like the plot or main c...
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