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Jitterbug Perfume (New Fiction) (Paperback)

by Tom Robbins (Author) "THE CITADEL WAS DARK, and the heroes were sleeping ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 359 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books; New edition edition (20 Jun 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553403834
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553403831
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.7 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 265,529 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A story beginning in the forests of ancient Bohemia and ending at nine o'clock tonight, Paris time. The hero is a janitor with a missing bottle which is embossed with the image of a goat-horned god and is said to contain the remaining drops of the secret essence of the universe.

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Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight [Paris time]. It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the images of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle is actually the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My bible, 19 April 2002
By Balkh (Ambon, Indonesia) - See all my reviews
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If you've started to take life to seriously, to the point that you might even think yourself mortal, this book is the antedote. Wrapped up in all the fizzing metaphors, sexy romps, historical beetroots and throwaway gags, you'll find Buddhism with a sense of humour, spirituality with human warmth and everything you need to inspire you once conventional religion proves insufficient. And it's a good story too.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It will make your imagination and emotions fly, 21 Sep 2001
This review is from: Jitterbug Perfume (Paperback)
This book is like a fairy tale that takes you through 100s of years of history and takes you to many different worlds - from Europe to India to America. With a myriad of entertaining characters whose trials and tribulations you share, it is a good first Tom Robbins book. Its about love and honour and ambition and art .... it has something for everyone to think about. You won't be able to put it down.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Boof!, 13 Oct 2002
By Elspeth Fahey (Darkest Wales) - See all my reviews
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At its most basic, this book is a celebration of the sense of smell, and all the heart memories attached to scent. It is also a joyous romp, encompassing the rampant eroticism of a greek god suffering the blues, the surprising secret ingredient of the most popular perfume in the world, and the quest for eternal youth through proper breathing techniques and long, hot baths.

A host of some of the most unforgettable entities ever assembled in fiction all find their seemingly different agendas coalescing around a mutual search for personal joy. The forward momentum of the story is as unflagging as a heartbeat and carries the reader along with it, effortlessly.

Robbin's technique of scattering surprising insights like so many sparkling jewels provide the only pause to the pace of the story as the reader is tempted to stop...and think...and learn a little bit more about themselves and what they most desire.

This book was an altogether life-enhancing experience. It is also an excellent guidebook for discovering, or, more to the point, re-discovering the capacity for passion.

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