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Villa Incognito
Villa Incognito
Author: Tom Robbins
Imagine there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing after the Vietnam War. Imagine a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women share a mysterious connection to an outlandish figure from Japanese folklore. Imagine them part of a novel that only Tom Robbins could create? — A magically crafted work as timeless as myth yet as...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553803327
ISBN-10: 0553803328
Publication Date: 4/29/2003
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 38 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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MaGee avatar reviewed Villa Incognito on + 43 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 11
It has been two days since I finished this book and I am still unable to describe it. Part Japanese folktale, part Zen philosophy, and part political, social, and religious satire. this book is just staying with me. Perhaps, I, too, am incognito.

It is both humorous and serious. Robbins uses masterful metaphors and verbous statements that have left me thinking. I would like to hear from anyone who has read this book, to talk about some of the many quotes I have put into my Reading Journal.

I leave you with the words of a Zen Buddist abbot. Words that ultimately shape the lives of the characters and left me wondering, "It is what it is, you are what you it, and there are no mistakes."
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Helpful Score: 3
People who have studied philisophy more than I would probably 'get' the deeper messages of this this more than I did. Plot alone was enough to keep me interested though. Imagine a much cheerier Heart of Darkness.
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Helpful Score: 3
I have never read a book like this one. It is interesting and bizarre, but a fun story overall. It kept me reading the whole book in just a few days. By far my favorite book by Tom Robbins.
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Helpful Score: 1
Tom Robbins cannot write a bad book. While this is not my favorite by him, it is still typically brilliant.
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Helpful Score: 1
Tom Robbins is a master story-teller and this novel is no exception.
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It's good to hear from Tom again, but not quite up to his best.
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The book was marvelous, as are all of Tom Robbins' books.
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Tom Robbins is great. Again. Mythological (or are they?) animals live among us and endlessly affecting our lives in often unseen ways. Classic Robbins stuff.
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Typical Robbins with zany characters and wild word play. This one features guys who never came home from Viet Nam. Is there really such a creature as the Tanuki?


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