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In a phantasmagorical, politically charged tale you wish would never end, Robbins holds forth--through a variety of ingenious, off-beat mouthpieces--on art (with and without caps), the Middle East, religious fanaticism of many stripes, and the seven veils of self-deception. Salome, skinny legs and all, belly-dances rapturously at Isaac & Ishmael's, a much-molested restaurant located across the street from the U.N., founded by an Arab and a Jew as an example of happy, peaceful and mutually beneficial coexistence. Ellen Cherry Charles, artist and waitress, heir to the most positive legacy of Jezebel, works at the same joint, nursing a broken heart inflicted by Boomer Petway, redneck welder/bemused darling of the New York art scene. Meanwhile, Can o' Beans, Dirty Sock, Spoon, Painted Stick and Conch Shell traverse half the world on a hejira to Jerusalem--where Conch and Painted Stick will resume religious duties in the Third Temple, dedicated (of course) to Astarte. Unless, mind you, Ellen Cherry's boil-encrusted uncle Buddy, a radio evangelist who gets turned on by Tammy Faye Bakker, manages to start WW III first. . . . Robbins's ( Jitterbug Perfume ) lust for laughs is undiminished; this prescription for sanity couldn't be better. 125,000 first printing; first serial to Esquire; BOMC and QPB selections; author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient de la Hardcover édition.

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A painter's struggle with her art, a restaurant opened as an experiment in brotherhood, the journey of several inanimate objects to Jerusalem, a preacher's scheme to hasten Armageddon, and a performance of a legendary dance: these are the diverse elements around which Robbins has built this wild, controversial novel. Ellen Cherry Charles, one of the "Daughters of the Daily Spe cial" in Jitterbug Perfume ( LJ 1/85), takes center stage. She has married Boomer Petway and moved to New York, hoping to make it as a painter. Instead, she winds up a waitress at the Isaac and Ishmael, a restaurant co-owned by an Arab and a Jew. Robbins's primary concern is Middle Eastern politics, supplemented along the way with observations on art, religion, sex, and money. Few contemporary novelists mix tomfoolery and philosophy so well. This is Robbins at his best. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 1/90.
- Lawrence Rungren, Bedford Free P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient de la Hardcover édition.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 It Deserves Six Stars, Mars 12 2007
Par K. S. Puls (British Columbia, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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It's important to remember while you're being absolutely blown away by this work of genius that it was written before God had George W Bush to speak to personally about his wishes for the Middle East, making it a work of uncannily accurate prophecy as well as a masterpiece of prose fiction. I have to laugh at the reviewers who whine that they need a thesaurus to read this book; I challenge anyone to find any other author who hangs more concrete, abstract, brutal, poignant, lyrical imagery on more colloquial metaphors than Robbins. This book is so good that it defies review. Read it!
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Debunking an American myth, Janv. 7 2007
Par Paul Cocker "pisceanpaul" (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Any novelist can use a thesaurus, but few contemporary novelists mix tomfoolery and philosophy with the magic and mayhem of Tom Robbins. In Skinny Legs and All, Robbins puts Middle Eastern politics under a prismatic lens, shedding an interesting light on art, religion, sex and consumerism in the process.

This novel was my first experience with Tom Robbins, a man that I now find to be the most trail-blazing, barn-burning of authors. He has a gift for stringing words together, weaving them poetically into great metaphors and larger-than-life characters, all the while crafting this poetry into a story that reminds and re-educates us of our myths and cultures.

And Skinny Legs and All is Tom Robbins at his best.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 One of my favorite authors--and books!, Mars 10 2006
Par Beth D. (N.S. Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This was my first Tom Robbins experience and i thought it was one hell of one. “Skinny legs” and all is an authentic book that couldn’t even be duplicated if it were attempted to be reproduced as a motion picture. The only book I enjoyed more than this was McCrae’s “Katzenjammer.” S.L.A.A has some great characters that will crack you up and theme that will intrigue you, calling you for more. I was always anxious to see what was going to happen next and how the perplexing story was going end for these characters. This one was my first Tom Robbins book and it wont be the last (currently reading “Cowgirls”)………

You must also read his “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” along with Jackson Mccrae’s “Katzenjammer”----both are great but please READ SKINNY LEGS FIRST!!!!!!!

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5.0étoiles sur 5 My Favourite Book of All Time
This is Robbins's best novel, and that's saying something.

It is a work which is at once both immensely entertaining and extremely insightful. Read more

Publié le Oct. 1 2004 par Shilo Savant

3.0étoiles sur 5 fun, sexy, offensive and, patronizing
This Tom Robbins tale is many things at once. He focuses on some big questions regarding civilization on planet Earth and how the Holy Land seems to be ground zero for our... Read more
Publié le Mai 30 2004 par cosmicomedy

5.0étoiles sur 5 Perhaps his best work to date (2004)
I have read all of Mr. Robbins' works except Villa Incognito (on its way to me now), and this particular novel is a step above the rest, at least for me. Read more
Publié le Mai 21 2004 par G. Barnett

5.0étoiles sur 5 Robbins' Finest Work
I don't care what anyone says, this is by far Tom Robbins' finst novel. There is such imagination and absurdity entwined with profound philosophy that you absolutely won't be able... Read more
Publié le Mai 3 2004 par E. pardue

5.0étoiles sur 5 Religion and spirituality
I think Robbins' premise here is that religion and spirituality are forces for good when practiced by the individual, but they are transformed to forces for evil when organized or... Read more
Publié le Mars 25 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 tom robbin's best
this book is the best of the four of his I've read. it's extrememly funny and is very typical tom robbins in it's type of humor and slant on the world.
Publié le Mars 10 2004 par rick bramhall

2.0étoiles sur 5 Not For Everyone
I believe I am a spiritual person that understands about religion and the gift of life, but I just couldn't get into this book. Read more
Publié le Mars 8 2004 par R. M. Barnes

5.0étoiles sur 5 Skinny Legs and All
This is Tom Robbins' absolute best book and one of my all time favorites!
Publié le Janv. 23 2004 par kelly jenkins

3.0étoiles sur 5 excellent characters, deep topics, beautiful writing
So why didn't I give it a 4 or a 5? I felt a 4 was a bit too generous, especially considering how readers tend to hand out stars like halloween candy. Read more
Publié le Déc 4 2003 par Kawika

4.0étoiles sur 5 Highly amusing but not for everyone.
This is easily one of my favorite books I have ever had the good fortune to "borrow" at random from a family member. Read more
Publié le Nov. 3 2003 par S. Gates

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