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Another Roadside Attraction
  

Another Roadside Attraction (Paperback)

by Tom Robbins (Author)
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It's clear that when Robbins sits down to write, he has one thing on his mind: having himself some fun. I read Another Roadside Attraction, years ago, then immediately went back to the beginning of the book and read it again. Robbins holds nothing back in this, his first novel. It's a perfect introduction to the Robbins oeuvre of oddness. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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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 f 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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Hysterical, moving, unearthly, and well . . . just great!, Mars 30 2005
A truly fantastic book - easily one of my favorites. Robbins combines outstanding imagination and imagery with humor and thought provoking philosophy. He has managed to outline the struggle between self and religion that many partake in daily often without being able to qualify it. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone who has ever once thought about their own mortality, morals, values and beliefs - religious or otherwise.

Also recommended: BARK OF THE DOGWOOD

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Great writing, Fév 6 2004
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While "Cowgirls" is, in my opinion, the best of the Robbins lot, "Roadside" is a close second. I've read them all and love each and every one. He never does the same thing twice in his books, yet manages to have a sense of style and way of writing that lets you know this is a work from Robbins. His characters are at once unbelievable and yet more memorable and real than people we might know in everyday life.

Also recommended: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and McCrae's Bark of the Dogwood

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1.0étoiles sur 5 Hated This Book, Janv. 24 2004
Par "ticktock01" (East Windsor, New Jersey United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
I guess I am in the minority, but I had to force myself to finish this book. I've read so many wonderful reviews of Tom Robbins books. I'm sure I'm in the minority. This book was recommended to me as a good one to read first. It will also be my last.
I just don't like his style of writing. He jumps all over the place. His characters are overly sexed and talk to animals.
I am not an illiterate. I have a graduate degree and enjoy reading contemporary litterature as well as the classics. I Just don't enjoy this very "1960's" style of writing. My advice to anyone that has not read any of Tom Robbins books is to take one out of the library before you invest money in one.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Worth the time
I sympathize with Tom's philosophy, so I don't think I learnt as much as others would from this work (if you are a conformist or a religomaniac you might want to find out what... Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Robbins' first and one of his best...
Some have said that Tom Robbins hadn't fully tamed his maniacal writing in Another Roadside Attraction, but I rank it alongside Even Cowgirls Get The Blues as one of his finest... Read more
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This is my favourite book ever, and definitely my favourite Tom Robbin's book. Hilarious and entertaining on a surface level, and an insightful and unique perspective into... Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 You need to read this book.
I read it in 1975. I have given it to many people as a gift. You will too.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Just awful
This book made absolutely no sense to me. To be fair, I only read the first 20 pages, but what I read was chaotic, messy, and NOT entertaining. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 I ache when I think of this book!
I read this book a couple years ago, my first Tom Robbins book, and it literally changed my life! This book is magic - I don't care to break it down too much, just need to... Read more
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2.0étoiles sur 5 No Juice
Having read a couple of previous books by TR I am very disappointed by ARA. There is no story here and while Robbins tries to mask his lack of inspiration by inserting little... Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Best book ever.
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