Jitterbug Perfume: A Novel
Jun 2003 · Bantam
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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 image of a goat-horned god.
If the liquid in the bottle actually is 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.
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 image of a goat-horned god.
If the liquid in the bottle actually is 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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4.7
148 reviews
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April 7, 2012
This is the second novel that I've read by Tom Robbins. My sister recommended Still Life with Woodpecker, and it blew me away. This novel does nothing but reinforce the unique, kaleidoscopic style of Robbins's writing that I find addictive. I would read him no matter what he is writing about, and yet his stories, dialogue and philosophical diatribes (where I think he shines) are so entertaining and playful that it is impossible for me to put these books down. I'm excited to read more of his work.
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March 24, 2011
This is a comedic book described as absurdist fiction. The book tracks a couple from ancient times discovering the key to everlasting life as they march through time to present day America circa late 1970s to meet a cast of zany characters who come together from unlikely disparate locations to discover the secret. It has a wacky plot, plenty of humor in the sarcastic style and a hopeful character. The author uses pop culture references that are entertaining but rare in fiction due to the dating nature of such references.
Vonn New
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January 15, 2019
This book is a sacred text. This book came into my life 27 years ago. I read "The beet is the most intense of vegetables.." and everything changed. Other Tom Robbins books are good but this one is uniquely divinely inspired.
About the author
Tom Robbins has been called “a vital natural resource” by The Oregonian, “one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world” by the Financial Times of London, and “the most dangerous writer in the world today” by Fernanda Pivano of Italy’s Corriere della Sera. A Southerner by birth, Robbins has lived in and around Seattle since 1962.
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