Even Cowgirls Get the Blues: A Novel

This book will keep your interest. That's for sure. Not plot-wise so much. But everything else wise. There is creative stuff all over. Some of the anthropomorphisms while originally creative, after a while, kind of "nah, save it for when it would really work, not every time do you have to anthropomorphize every thing." There are lots of post-modernism tricks (even though written rather longer ago). The author referring to his writing and so forth. And some passages seem X-rated. Not quite tittillating, but the language. And what the author wrote. X-rated more in attitudes than descriptions of the doings, I guess you could say. But that stuff was always intriguing and not as over-done as the anthropomorphisms, or the thumbs stuff. The uniqueness of the thumb and so on was good. In fact there is science as well as a descent amount of philosophy in the book. The latter though, you have to decide what is truly insightful versus that which takes up rather too much reading time for what there is to deliver.Well, I seem to have mentioned more negatives than seems fitting for a 5-star rating. There's no other book I've ever seen like this. That is for sure. It is that different. There is no need to have seen the movie (which doesn't help anything). And parts you don't like (such as the Countess's teeth making noise descriptions, or thumbs again and again, well they are easily skipped).This book is fully enjoyable. And so very different. You are guaranteed a very interesting reading experience.

I read read this book when it first came out and really didn't appreciate the underlying playfulness of it. I see this now a lot like Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring". Designed to upset ideas and trains of thought but with a playful and benevolent purpose. As I said, fun.

Such a joy to revisit this book 30 yrs since first read it. Enjoying it more 3 decades later.

It’s been many years but still as delightfully humorous as the first time. A funny, insightful and enlightening insight into spiritual reality.

Freedom or happiness? Good question. Lots of entertainment and philosophy from the author. I enjoyed the adventures of Sissy with the big thumbs who was born to hitchhike. The story bogged down in Part IV with a long discussion with the psychiatrist, Dr. Robbins. Eventually, Part IV had a good conclusion and the book ended in Part VII with more entertainment and philosophy. This was a good read taking into account the cast of interesting characters and the story. Great quotes throughout the book. What should a person do who is unique but is a freak? It is hard to know unless you are in their shoes and this book puts you in Sissy's shoes.

All of his books are both entertaining and eye opening - sometimes in surprising ways.

Take what u believe, masticate on it while toasting marshmallows, drinking red wine, and dreaming about brie cheese baguettes, throw it all in a blender and come out smiling and more brilliant having read a book with 2.2 million commas and crazy grammatical tricks to make sentences and descriptions last a sponge's lifetime (they live forever because they bud a generic copy of themselves which is the same then so they are always the same)... Oh god, my sentence has almost done the same- oh god, Mr Robbins has so afflicted (blessed? Bestowed? Bemused (I like it because it evokes both laughter and a Muse)) me!

It wasn't the same cover which was disappointing because that's the cover I wanted for my collection but over all the book is in ok condition

Ordered on Prime, came on stated day. All good.

This is a re-read for me. Enjoying it even more the second time around. You really can't go wrong with Tom Robbins!

For anyone who has not yet read Robbins, a treat in store. For those like me revisiting him, the second read is every bit as much fun as the first and not many writers can do that.

Great service..great price for v-good quality book..

Not for me.