Overall Rating : 4.38 (72 Votes)
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Toadflax's Review
03/22/2008
What can I say - I am a Robbins junkie to the end, and this is one of my favorites, and the one I started with...
Claireja's Review
02/10/2007
This had a profound effect on me in college. I'm sure it warped my brain forever - but in a good way!
the_answer_is's Review
08/01/2006
It took me a good three-fourths of this book to really start enjoying whatever it is that Robbins was trying to get at. I think that I was just going through the motions of reading up until the point where Alobar's lover disappears/joins the \"ether\" if you will. After that, I was totally interested in the plot and invested in what happened to the characters (though they are always more entertaining than they are relatable). I think I was a little bent on disliking this book, but it turned out being my favorite of the three \"meaning of life\" books that I read this last month. IIt made me think about what it is to lead a fulfilling life.
Jamiebz's Review
07/31/2006
I am not such a fan of this novel. I may venture into Robbins work another day but this novel just did not satisfy me. I felt that there were too many subplots and certain subplots dragged on a little too long. In fairness I was eager to finish this book in order to move on to other books on my shelf, so I saw myself reading it as a chore and not because I couldn't wait to turn the page
deathbychapstik's Review
03/12/2006
Definitely a favorite.. it's so weird and good. Makes me want to eat beets and travel to Louisana.
hyacinth girl's Review
12/28/2005
I re-read this book in March, and fell in love with it all over again.
fridge buzz now's Review
09/29/2005
My favorite Tom Robbins book.
flewry's Review
09/07/2005
Intriguing and as beautiful writing as always, but not one of my favorites by him.
onewellreadcat's Review
08/10/2005
Tom Robbins is simply amazing. This is the first book that I've read by him and I was astounded. His work is just so much fun and he offers such a creative and original plot with a great use of character and vocabulary.
redjanet's Review
05/19/2005
Another great read by Tom Robbins which can only be described as about immortality and perfume.
Gretchen_aka's Review
05/09/2005
This book is so weird. It moves pretty fast, at least in the beginning, but still wonderful.
mlfecnt's Review
04/17/2005
Damn good book. God I love Tom Robbins.
bear's Review
04/06/2005
My first Tom Robbins booked. His vocabulary is crazy fun. I love his quirky out there style.
artfuse's Review
02/15/2005
This is by far the best of Tom Robbins' books. The writing is fluid, clear, and grabs you by the throat with a promise not to let go or ease up. Robbins' weaving of fact and fiction is so seamless, so perfect that at times I had to stop and remind myself that I wasn't in the book myself.
Wild and fun, mind-opening and educating...just as a Tom Robbins novel should be.
SassyGeek's Review
12/16/2004
My second favorite book of all time. It mixes philosophy and perfume and immortality. What's not to love?
lalo's Review
10/15/2004
Omigod! Such a good book. There are four stories that twine into to one magnificent, hilarious epic. Read it, and love Robbins for ever.
peppermint-tea's Review
10/14/2004
Fantastic.
erinrain's Review
05/02/2004
My favorite Robbins book that I have read.
orange's Review
04/19/2004
I read part of it and stopped to read something else.
Sheri's Review
01/13/2004
Read this -- and a lot of his other books -- in my early 20s and loved them all. I particularly enjoyed the "bean King" portion of the story and the explanation of the different "notes" in a perfume. I wonder how he'd hold up two decades later?
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