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B Is for Beer [Kindle Edition]

Tom Robbins
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'One of the wildest and most entertaining writers in the world' --Financial Times

'Tom Robbins has a grasp on things that dazzles the brain' --Thomas Pynchon

'Impossibly imaginative' --Vanity Fair

'One of the bravest writers in America.' --Chicago Tribune

'whimsical, absurdist' --Billy Heller, New York Post

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A Children's Book About Beer?

Yes, believe it or not—but B Is for Beer is also a book for adults, and bear in mind that it's the work of maverick bestselling novelist Tom Robbins, inter-nationally known for his ability to both seriously illuminate and comically entertain.

nce upon a time (right about now) there was a planet (how about this one?) whose inhabitants consumed thirty-six billion gallons of beer each year (it's a fact, you can Google it). Among those affected, each in his or her own way, by all the bubbles, burps, and foam, was a smart, wide-eyed, adventurous kindergartner named Gracie; her distracted mommy; her insensitive dad; her non-conformist uncle; and a magical, butt-kicking intruder from a world within our world.

Populated by the aforementioned characters—and as charming as it may be subversive—B Is for Beer involves readers, young and old, in a surprising, far-reaching investigation into the limits of reality, the transformative powers of children, and, of course, the ultimate meaning of a tall, cold brewski.


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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 620 KB
  • Print Length: 128 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (21 April 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B001NLKS5M
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #127,001 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Huge disappointment 8 Oct 2009
Format:Hardcover
I am a massive Tom Robbins fan! Jitterbug, Skinny legs and Even cowgirls get the blues are among my favourite books that I've ever read. That is to say I had high expectations for this book. I'm left thinking that I must have missed the point but I really don't think I did. The only good thing was that it was very short. Please don't let this put you off reading another one of his books as they are fabulous-just don't bother with this one. And sorry Tom if you ever read this!
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Stale Beer 31 Oct 2009
Format:Hardcover
If this had been the first of Tom Robbins books i had read it would have been the last. I felt ripped off. I have read all his novels to date and eagerly awaited this one. Think his imagination has deserted him.I can recommend all his previous ones - but this.... forget it!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Why Tom, why? 26 Jun 2009
Format:Hardcover
Oh Mr Robbins, Seattle's own female diety worshipping closet lesbian; inventor of some of the finest characters to grace the pages of literature, from Switters the walking (pun intended) contradiction to the philosophising tin of beans; Oh Tom Robbins, spinner of tales of madness, enlightenment and bizarre magical poetry; pensmith extrodinaire, mushroom addled genius - why the hell did you bother to write this book?

Get back on the pad and let's not have anymore tales about 8 year old girls and beer fairies. Please.
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