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logibear8's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
emmatheclever's review
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
alexandralk's review
5.0
One of my favorite all time stories. Funny, silly, and full of great lessons in life.
lauraborkpower's review
5.0
Super-dee, duper-dee sexy book. Full of horndoggley cowgirls of every sexual orientation. A lot of fun.
_joy_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
dilemmag's review
3.0
I don’t know how to feel about this one, parts I loved and parts I was bored out of my mind! I don’t know if Tom Robbins always interrupts the storyline to have philosophical rants, but it kind of got old for me?
llauterj's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
like. didn’t love. hated some of his slur usage. fantastic sub script as usual.
kaleereads's review
4.0
it’s been over a month since I finished even cowgirls get the blues and i’m still looking for the right words to describe this reading experience. this book ended up on my radar because i’m currently on a “film girlie” journey, consuming tons of movies and feeling my way through directors and styles and subgenres. this novel was made into a little-seen and widely-hated film in the early 90s by gus van sant, a filmmaker i enjoy. it starred a young uma thurman and keanu reeves as well as john hurt and summer phoenix. when i found out the movie was based on a book, i set out to read it first. and i’m so glad i did. this novel is insane, hilarious, dirty, controversial yet progressive in many ways, and overall a surreal romp. the author has such a distinct voice, such a specific flair that i fell in love with. The novel is definitely dated, perhaps the best highlight of this being one character’s actual name. but I think if you can set your 2023 liberalism aside, and just kind of take this novel for the irreverent insanity that it is, you might come away really really appreciating it. Now all of that is to say that the movie is definitely bad!