- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: No Exit Press (25 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1842431447
- ISBN-13: 978-0739467114
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,070,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A collection of non-fiction essays and short fiction, many in print for the first time ever! From tributes such as an ode to redheads, kissing, Diane Keaton, Leonard Cohen, tomato sandwiches and The Doors - to musings, travel essays and art critiques, from short stories to poems and country song lyrics.
About the Author
Tom Robbins has been called "a vital natural resource" by The Portland Oregonian, "one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world" by the FT, and "the most dangerous writer in the world today" by Fernanda Pivano of Italy's Corriere della Sera. A Southerner by birth, Robbins has lived in and around Seattle since 1962. His novels include Another Roadside Attraction, Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates, Jitterbug Perfume, Still Life With Woodpecker, Skinny Legs And All, Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas and Villa Incognito.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Big dissapointment atter the opening,
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This review is from: Wild Ducks Flying Backward (Paperback)
I din't expect much of this collection, but was pleasantly surprised by the first few 'travel reviews'. After that I quickly lost interest and put it away for later.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (35 customer reviews) 20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Hard to believe they couldn't find more interesting stuff on TR's hard drive.,
By Nicole Del Sesto - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wild Ducks Flying Backward (Paperback)
I'm not a fan of short stories. I'm less of a fan of gathering together a bunch of old articles and selling them as a book. I am, however, a huge fan of Tom Robbins.
While it was good to read some Tom again, I can't say I was tremendously impressed by this selection of "short writings." Personally, in terms of cleaning out a hard drive and putting it in novel form, I much prefer Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time I did enjoy some of Tom's poetry, and the homage to the Doors but other than that, the material was seriously dated. Hopefully there will be a new novel soon. I miss him. And these last two forays (this and Villa Incognito) have left me wanting. 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Amazing,
By Emlen P. Tetlow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wild Ducks Flying Backward: The Short Writings of Tom Robbins (Hardcover)
Just when all the bad news in the world seems to have taken the joy out of life, leave it to Tom Robbins to put events in their proper place. There is no one like him in the writing universe today that can make an insane situation seem, well quite normal. Prior to this book, I've only read his novels (many times over)but that Robbins touch works perfectly well in essays and short stories. And like his novels, after reading this book, I will go back a enjoy all his prior work.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Please Don't Judge This Book By Its Cover,
By R. Williams - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wild Ducks Flying Backward: The Short Writings of Tom Robbins (Hardcover)
The book's halfhearted, low-budget cover screams, "I'm drivel and trash and the publisher knows it."
To judge this book by its cover would be a tragic mistake. In this collection of essays, articles and columns written for various publications over the years, Tom Robbins proves himself wittier than Dorothy Parker, more colorful than Hunter S. Thompson, sharper in perception than Andy Rooney. Piercing, even. A journalist of the highest order. It's worth the price of the book just to read Miniskirt Feminism, a reminiscence of the 60's originally published in the New York Times (1995). Buy the book. Throw away the ugly dust cover. You won't be disappointed. |
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