Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that includes powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads.
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Still Life with Woodpecker is sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that includes powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Amanda Richards
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This is a light and entertaining book from a word-play genius. What is amazing is the way he weaves so many stories into a tidy, compact little package - almost the size of a pack of cigarettes, as a matter of fact.
This is a story about a tarnished princess, an outlaw bomber with bad teeth, a scene stealing if somewhat undomesticated loyal servant, toads - both real and plastic, an exiled King and his "Oh-Oh, spaghetti-o" Queen, a CIA not-so-secret agent, an outraged Middle Eastern playboy, blackberries, Camels, Ralph Nader, pyramids and aliens from Argon.
What more could you possibly want in a book?
Tom Robbins has a genuine talent for words and puns, and those with active funny bones will be tickled throughout. His casual use of words like "slishy" and phrases like "I have a black belt in haiku" abound, to be discovered with unbridled delight.
This is a book to be enjoyed within one lunar cycle without fear of repercussions.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By R. Altman
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i have now read 5 of the 8 books in the robbins canon, and loved them all. so far, i'd recommend this as a first read to anyone embarking on the tr trip - it's just as wonderful as the others, but for a change has a (relatively!) straightforward plotline that allows you to dive straight in. 'zany' is a word frequently used about robbins's writing, and so it is - it's also gripping, hilarious, brilliant, witty, clever, erudite, wise, sexy, surprising and all round wonderful. just a lil suspension of disbelief required - the fact that improbables occur in the storylines is neither here nor there - think of 'em as fabulous. a writer whose every sentence carries a punch of one sort or another. sheer reading delight. and will make you happy - 'it's never too late to have a happy childhood'.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book, as with the other Tom Robbins' i've read, has an organic sense of awareness that makes it hard to forget,. The prose itself is beautifull, bringing everything described a life of it's own. In one way this is what the book is about, as explained by the author at the end. And as always TR's philosophies demand that you clarify your own. I can't recommend this book enough for those that enjoy their own thoughts as well as other's.
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Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
Tom Robbins has a hugely expansive mind and such a colourful turn of phrase that he is not only a pleasure to read but is an education. Read more
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I had heard about Tom Robbins, and both bookstore clerks didn't think twice suggesting me this one, as the best of that writer. Read more
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This book was on my book groups list as one of the best books that one of them had read. I found it overloaded with words to describe something that needed very little. Read more
Published on 15 July 2010 by Pink
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This is one of the best books to start off with Tom Robbins. Witty, funny, serious, thought-provoking, intelligent. This book made me fall in love with Robbins's writing. Read more
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Another excellent book for my book collection. It arrived in excellent condition in good time.
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by Maureen Hunter
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I was amazed to find that Tom Robbins was quite famous outside his native America. His works are an offshoot of Vonnegut and the adsurdists, and if you've not delved into them,... Read more
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This book impressed me so much that i paid a lot of money to have my original ratty paperback copy professionally bound so it wouldnt fall apart on me! Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2004
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Beautiful love story by an absolute genius
Tom Robbins has such a unique way of looking at the world that only he could write a love story like this. Read more
Published on 21 April 2002
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At first I found this book, hard to take in. His way of describing absolutely everything he mentions, resulting in me forgetting what he was actually talking about. Read more
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