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| Title | : | Another Roadside Attraction |
| Author | : | Tom Robbins |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 366 pages |
| Published | : | January 10th 2004 by No Exit Press (first published 1971) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Novels. Literature |
Tom Robbins
Paperback | Pages: 366 pages Rating: 3.98 | 30653 Users | 947 Reviews
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What if the Second Coming didn't quite come off as advertised? What if "the corpse" on display in that funky roadside zoo is really who they say it is - what does that portend for the future of western civilization? And what if a young clairvoyant named Amanda reestablishes the flea circus as popular entertainment, and fertility worship as the principal religious form of our high-tech age? Another Roadside Attraction answers those questions and a lot more. It tell us, for example, what the sixties were truly all about, not by reporting on the psychedelic decade but by recreating it, from the inside out. In the process, this stunningly original seriocomic thriller is fully capable of simultaneously eating a literary hot dog and eroding the borders of the mind.Mention Books Conducive To Another Roadside Attraction
| Original Title: | Another Roadside Attraction |
| ISBN: | 1842431293 (ISBN13: 9781842431290) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Seattle, Washington(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Washington State Book Award (1972) |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 30653 Users | 947 ReviewsArticle Of Books Another Roadside Attraction
What a book! I honestly cant believe it myself, but this will be my third five-star rated book in a row. A cousin of mine sent me Robbins Jitterbug Perfume for Christmas, and then a co-worker advised me to read Another Roadside Attraction, describing Robbins as C.S. Lewis on mushrooms. That seemed interesting, so I picked up the book and started reading it. Immediately, it seemed reminiscent of the works of Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea (most notably, The Illuminatus Trilogy). And it tookLoved it. I would put this as my third favorite TR books, the first being Jitterbug and the second Fierce Invalids. I just loved the Amanda character. Sometimes I have trouble getting into the heads of his female protagonists, and even though she was so "out there," I feel I really got to know and respect Amanda through her conversations and random musings. I didn't fully understand Ziller, but that was less important to me and I think that was part of the point - that his character remains
My first Tom Robbins (and his)... This book taught me that he is indeed the literary guru that he and all the coffeehouse cave-dwellers who can't pry their cigs away from their rot stained teeth long enough to save their lives... save 9$!... save my airspace... think he is... and like most egomaniacal freaks who are sure that their spiritual dick is bigger than everyone else's this work is fairly masturbatory-did he not have an editor, a friend, someone to help curtail the gluttony? Did he have
The best word for this book is choppy. It is flashes of brilliance surrounded by a multitude of metaphors that are sometimes poignant and touching, but often flat and feel as if they're there for shock value. But being that this is only Tom Robbins' first novel, you can tell how he would grow to become brilliant.The characters are intriguing and captivating, but there were many, many times when I found myself wishing the author would stop describing their minute nuances and just get on with it
History is a discipline of aggregate bias.Another Roadside Attraction is the first Tom Robbins novel I read, many years ago. I recall that read being a bit of a slog for me, and I had no desire to pick up any more Robbins. Years later I was forced to read Robbins again, as another novel of his was a selection for my book club. I fell. I fell hard.Something had changed in the intervening years, and I really enjoy his work now. I have read all but 2 of his published texts, and they vary in terms
This book is all over the place, simply put. I could probably not tell you what it was about even if I were on the strongest of hallucinogenic drugs that it probably took to write this book. Sorry Tom Robbins, but I personally prefer books in which I can actually understand whats going on. This book follows a reckless, sexually loose girl named Amanda and her husband, as they open a roadside stand and meet many eccentric characters along the way as they discover many of lifes lessons. Dont be
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