The Washington Post, March 25th, 1990
SKINNY LEGS AND ALL By Tom Robbins Bantam. 422 pp. $24.95 TOM ROBBINS's new novel is a fizzy drink. One jigger Bible of the Future: "This is the room where your wisest ancestor was born." One part story: the adventures of amiable redneck Boomer and his artist manque wife, Ellen. One part-make that several parts-preachment, meant to greet the return of the Great Mother. Such concoctions are called "specialty drinks," and they come with tiny made-in-Taiwan paper parasols. A little on the sweet side-you have to be in the right mood for them. Robbins uses all his considerable charm to put you in t...
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