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Paperback: 342 pages
Publisher: No Exit Press; New edition edition (9 April 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1842430351
ISBN-13: 978-1842430354
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

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Reissue of the classic Tom Robbins novel which hasbeen a bestseller since first released.

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My bible, 19 April 2002

By	Balkh (Ambon, Indonesia) - See all my reviews

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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5.0 out of 5 stars It will make your imagination and emotions fly, 21 Sep 2001

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Boof!, 13 Oct 2002

By	Elspeth Fahey (Darkest Wales) - See all my reviews

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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3.0 out of 5 stars An engaging romp through history with added anti-ageing tips
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5.0 out of 5 stars A jovial bouncing journey of two immortals in love.
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