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Tom Robbins

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in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, The United States

July 22, 1936

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Thomas Eugene Robbins is an American novelist. His most notable works are "seriocomedies" (also known as "comedy drama"). Tom Robbins has lived in La Conner, Washington since 1970, where he has written nine books. His 1976 novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues was adapted into the 1993 film version by Gus Van Sant. His latest work, published in 2014, is Tibetan Peach Pie, which is a self-declared "un-memoir". ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 383,853 ratings · 17,518 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	Jitterbug Perfume 4.23 avg rating — 77,184 ratings — published 1984 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Life with Woodpecker 4.04 avg rating — 80,650 ratings — published 1980 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 3.78 avg rating — 55,189 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skinny Legs and All 4.06 avg rating — 42,976 ratings — published 1990 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Roadside Attraction 3.99 avg rating — 34,786 ratings — published 1971 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates 4.04 avg rating — 28,579 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas 3.76 avg rating — 22,671 ratings — published 1994 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Villa Incognito 3.69 avg rating — 18,951 ratings — published 2003 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life 3.89 avg rating — 6,830 ratings — published 2014 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Ducks Flying Backward 3.56 avg rating — 6,684 ratings — published 2005 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”
― Tom Robbins

tags: love, sex

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“When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.”
― Tom Robbins

tags: relationships

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“The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.”
― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume

tags: logic, love

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What would you like to read for October's group read? The theme is cozy mysteries.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1) by Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) by Agatha Christie

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) by Louise Penny

Still Life by Tom Robbins

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A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1) by Sue Grafton

A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) by Douglas Adams

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

2 votes 8.7%

The Truth Sleuth by Jacqueline Seewald

1 vote 4.3%

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1) by Lilian Jackson Braun

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun

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The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide Mystery #1) by Sarah Graves

The Dead Cat Bounce by Sarah Graves

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Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

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