Another Roadside Attraction: A Novel
Jun 2003 · Bantam
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A stunningly original semicomic thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Still Life with Woodpecker
âWritten with a style and humor that havenât been seen since Mark Twain.ââLos Angeles Times
What if the Second Coming didnât quite come off as advertised? What if âthe Corpseâ on display in that funky roadside zoo is really who they say it isâwhat does that portend for the future of western civilization? And what if a young clairvoyant named Amanda reestablishes the flea circus as popular entertainment and fertility worship as the principal religious form of our high-tech age? Another Roadside Attraction answers those questions and a lot more. It tells us, for example, what the sixties were truly all about, not by reporting on the psychedelic decade but by recreating it, from the inside out. In the process, it is fully capable of simultaneously eating a literary hot dog and eroding the borders of the mind.
âHard to put down because of the sheer brilliance and fun of the writing. The sentiments of Brautigan and the joyously compassionate omniscience of Fielding dance through the pages garbed colorfully in the language of Joyce.ââRolling Stone
âWritten with a style and humor that havenât been seen since Mark Twain.ââLos Angeles Times
What if the Second Coming didnât quite come off as advertised? What if âthe Corpseâ on display in that funky roadside zoo is really who they say it isâwhat does that portend for the future of western civilization? And what if a young clairvoyant named Amanda reestablishes the flea circus as popular entertainment and fertility worship as the principal religious form of our high-tech age? Another Roadside Attraction answers those questions and a lot more. It tells us, for example, what the sixties were truly all about, not by reporting on the psychedelic decade but by recreating it, from the inside out. In the process, it is fully capable of simultaneously eating a literary hot dog and eroding the borders of the mind.
âHard to put down because of the sheer brilliance and fun of the writing. The sentiments of Brautigan and the joyously compassionate omniscience of Fielding dance through the pages garbed colorfully in the language of Joyce.ââRolling Stone
A stunningly original semicomic thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Still Life with Woodpecker
âWritten with a style and humor that havenât been seen since Mark Twain.ââLos Angeles Times
What if the Second Coming didnât quite come off as advertised? What if âthe Corpseâ on di...
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April 13, 2011
This book is an affront to Christianity and even contains an insult to Mormons. I liked Tom Robbins until I read this. The very idea that The Vatican hides the unresurrected body of Jesus Christ is blasphemous in the extreme. A huge disappointment, apart from his usual superb character development, for which I've rated it 2 instead of 1.
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January 5, 2009
A fun book, but not nearly as fun as his later novels. Definitely painted a picture of the method behind Robbins madness and shows a glimpse into how he became one of the most prominent and successful authors of the past century.
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February 4, 2012
I really love tom robbins style I understand it is hard to get into them when you first start reading tom robbins but he really us a great author :)
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Tom Robbins has been called âa vital natural resourceâ by the Oregonian, âone of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the worldâ by the Financial Times of London, and âthe most dangerous writer in the worldâ by Fernanda Pivano of Italyâs Corriere della Sera. His works include Jitterbug Perfume, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. A Southerner by birth, Tom Robbins lived in and around Seattle from 1962 until he passed away in 2025.
Tom Robbins has been called âa vital natural resourceâ by the Oregonian, âone of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the worldâ by the Financial Times of London, and âthe most dangerous writer in the worldâ by Fernanda Pivano of Italyâs Corriere della Sera. His works include Jitterbug ...
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