--- product_id: 6787840 title: "Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel" price: "NT$890" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/6787840-still-life-with-woodpecker-a-novel store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel **Price:** NT$890 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** NT$890 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/6787840-still-life-with-woodpecker-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A startlingly original novel from the New York Times bestselling author hailed by Financial Times as “one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world” “[Tom] Robbins’s comic philosophical musings reveal a flamboyant genius.”— People Still Life with Woodpecker is a sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that includes powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads. “Robbins is a fabulous storyteller.”— The Boston Globe Review: Nothing is Sacred - I read that Tom Robbins will spend a week on a page. Believable since the pace of his release is something like a snail crawling up the edge of a straight razor. Every five years brings us a new Tom Robbins release. FIVE YEARS between Cowgirls and Woodpecker or 260 weeks for 272 pages is just about right. The only thing 'wrong' with Robbins is the interminable wait for the next installment. But like fine wine or Scotch this aging brings an exceptional result. Robbins writes in such harmony with my view of the world it's enough for me to know that someone is writing what I would write without my effort. Jackson Browne has written the songs and Tom Robbins has written the novels so I don't have to. So in a nutshell if you are like me you will be in such total harmony with Robbins worldview your soul will resonate with every word and your heart will sing. If you're a T Partying Limbaughtomized Beck lover who thinks that truth and Faux Noise are even remotely connected your head will explode. Robbins is a world of fun and insight for those who seek humor and enlightenment and who understand that religion and politics are the root of ultimate evil when they are combined. If you're a Robbins fan - Tim or Tom - then we would be great friends. If not then we don't need to occupy the same room. Review: Good read, give it a chance and ponder the things between the lines. - Book was in good condition. It’s old so there was some yellowing but I think it added to the feel of the book. Loved reading it. Definitely not for everyone I’m sure my fellow book club members didn’t appreciate it the way I did, considering no one read it all the way through and only three of about twenty women showed to discuss it. Oh well, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially the honest discussions of things like outlaw-ism and group think which are woven into an intereting modern love story of sorts. It was entertaining and thought provoking. The kind of read that made me think about who I am and who I’d like to be and what I stand for and how I get things done in this world to help relieve its issues. Read it and if you hate it, so what? Move on with your life. Don’t fear losing out on time. We all have more than we realize when we cut out the unnecessary. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #36,959 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #119 in Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction (Books) #428 in Fiction Satire #945 in Family Saga Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,189 Reviews | ## Images ![Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51-E2yw7N7L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nothing is Sacred *by B***N on May 27, 2010* I read that Tom Robbins will spend a week on a page. Believable since the pace of his release is something like a snail crawling up the edge of a straight razor. Every five years brings us a new Tom Robbins release. FIVE YEARS between Cowgirls and Woodpecker or 260 weeks for 272 pages is just about right. The only thing 'wrong' with Robbins is the interminable wait for the next installment. But like fine wine or Scotch this aging brings an exceptional result. Robbins writes in such harmony with my view of the world it's enough for me to know that someone is writing what I would write without my effort. Jackson Browne has written the songs and Tom Robbins has written the novels so I don't have to. So in a nutshell if you are like me you will be in such total harmony with Robbins worldview your soul will resonate with every word and your heart will sing. If you're a T Partying Limbaughtomized Beck lover who thinks that truth and Faux Noise are even remotely connected your head will explode. Robbins is a world of fun and insight for those who seek humor and enlightenment and who understand that religion and politics are the root of ultimate evil when they are combined. If you're a Robbins fan - Tim or Tom - then we would be great friends. If not then we don't need to occupy the same room. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read, give it a chance and ponder the things between the lines. *by J***S on April 23, 2018* Book was in good condition. It’s old so there was some yellowing but I think it added to the feel of the book. Loved reading it. Definitely not for everyone I’m sure my fellow book club members didn’t appreciate it the way I did, considering no one read it all the way through and only three of about twenty women showed to discuss it. Oh well, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially the honest discussions of things like outlaw-ism and group think which are woven into an intereting modern love story of sorts. It was entertaining and thought provoking. The kind of read that made me think about who I am and who I’d like to be and what I stand for and how I get things done in this world to help relieve its issues. Read it and if you hate it, so what? Move on with your life. Don’t fear losing out on time. We all have more than we realize when we cut out the unnecessary. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ What an experience!! *by K***N on August 10, 2014* I was joyously entertained by the author's words and twists of this story. Such imagery he is capable of evoking as well as being amusingly outrageous. This book is also very informative about a lot of topics, and telling of the era in which it was written. I was moved to try to read this book several years ago when I learned it was the inspiration for Dan Folgelberg's song Make Love Stay. But I did not know Tom Robbins as an author, and after reading the first paragraph, I had no idea what to expect. I made a few more unsuccessful attempts, each time placing it back onto the small pile of books to consider for the used book store or library, precarious of being relegated to such a fate before I had the fortunate chance of discovering it's magic . Part of the problem is this reader in that I found him difficult to follow during the first half of the book; I think that it takes a certain amount of energy to fully enjoy this book. :=) I only gave the book four stars because I thought the plot was very weak, IMHO. But I do highly recommend it to anyone who is in need of some brilliant entertainment. 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