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Still Life with Woodpecker (Paperback)

by Tom Robbins (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam USA; Reissue edition (Dec 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553348973
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553348972
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,026,125 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A love story that takes place inside a pack of cigarettes reveals the moon's purpose, differentiates between outlaws and criminals, and presents portraits of powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders.

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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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Study of Redheads, 5 July 2004
By Amanda Richards "Hotpurplekoolaid" (ECD, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Still Life with Woodpecker (Paperback)
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.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars tom rides again, 3 Sep 2005
By R. Altman "Raphael Altman" (Oxford, England) - See all my reviews
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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'.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book with life, 24 Mar 2002
This review is from: Still Life with Woodpecker (Paperback)
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Winged over
Another excellent book for my book collection. It arrived in excellent condition in good time.
Published 3 months ago by Maureen Hunter

5.0 out of 5 stars Yum
It's amazing what intriguing characters can be found inside a packet of Camel cigarettes - a terrorist with a dodgy set of nashers, an ex-cheerleader princess, exiled royalty,... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ms. E. Britton

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
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
Published on 13 Nov 2007 by Randy F.

5.0 out of 5 stars all time favourite
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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to 'get into', but worth pursuing
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
Published on 31 May 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Yum! Yum! Yum!
Tom Robbins writes with such vitality and energy, I believe you actually can burn calories by reading his books. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Neoteny -
From the pyramids to the oil of vinegar - nothing forces its way into polite society, nor entwines the legs of virgins as efficiently as the Woodpecker. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars tangy, yet satisfying
I loved this book. Tom Robbins writes brillinatly. I didn't feel so crazy after reading this one(even though I wanted to). Read more
Published on 29 July 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Always puts me back on track
I have enjoyed every one of Tom Robbins' books, not once, but several times each over a period of 20 years. Read more
Published on 25 July 1999

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