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adventurous
slow-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? It's complicated
5.0
One of the most absurd books I’ve read. The only other book as absurd as this one is Still Life With Woodpecker which is also by Tom Robbins. After reading that book first I wasn’t sure I wanted to read any others, but I picked up this one and for some reason I loved it. Can’t tell you why and couldn’t really tell you the story it doesn’t make sense, maybe that’s the beauty of it.
Quotes:
“Well, a book about a woman with sugar-sack thumbs is bound to be a bit heavy-haded.”
“The storm reminded sissy of that creature that is simultaneously the most dangerous and most pitiful thing in Earth: a scared old man with a title.”
“If you want to change the world, change yourself.”
Quotes:
“Well, a book about a woman with sugar-sack thumbs is bound to be a bit heavy-haded.”
“The storm reminded sissy of that creature that is simultaneously the most dangerous and most pitiful thing in Earth: a scared old man with a title.”
“If you want to change the world, change yourself.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Lesbophobia and Rape
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