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Guests | December 7, 2009

The Cornucopia of Home Science

1 comment By Theodore Gray

Reading old books of science experiments for children, it's easy to become nostalgic for the days when you could buy jugs of sulfur and mercury at... Continue »

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theflowers, January 15, 2008

I fell in love with Tom Robbins's prose after reading "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" this past summer. It stole the spot as my favorite novel, and I knew I wanted to further explore the style of this creative genius. In the bookstore, I happened across this wonderful collection. As an aspiring short story writer myself, I grew excited at the thought of reading my new idol's shorter works. I rate it a four, which, I mean, is quite excellent. I decided against a 5 simply because I was completely bowled over by "Cowgirls," while with these shorter works I was unable to connect as well. A possible explanation is that I am of the younger generation, and I do not pick up upon the generational references and time-restricted persons written about in several of the pieces. [I plan on research, so that I can understand.] There are several gems in here, especially the one on art. With great style and aplomb, Mr. Robbins delves into the apparently-rhetorical question of "What is Art?" He has quite the answer - further developing my opinion of him as one of the more thoughtful writers I have encountered; a mystical, intellectual, philosophical writer who delivers wit that is thoroughly fun to read.

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