Still Life with Woodpecker
by Tom Robbins · first published 1980
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- List item 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Oh jeez, this'll be tough. I'll start by saying that Tom Robbins "Still Life with Woodpecker" inspired me in the post-undergraduate world greatly. http://www.amazon.com/Still-Life-Woodpecker-Tom-Robbins/dp/0... Leaving college with such powerful to convictions of social evolution, scientific…
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2014?” ↗…hundred years of solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez (Very slow, had a hard time honestly) "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (A fast, exciting read but found the ending unsatisfying. But would recommend) "Still Life with Woodpecker" by Tom Robbins (Fantastic prose, fantastical characters and situations. Will read more from him) And for technical books, I read "The Art of Agile Development". Was alright.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗"Still Life With Woodpecker" by: Tom (fuckin) Robbins! Defined "Outlaw", a philosophy for dope folk.
on “Ask HN: What book impacted your life the most and how?” ↗…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, "Still Life With Woodpecker"
on “Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear ” ↗…history books as an antiquated term, but it is used quite often. Thus outlaw has new meanings, the most common one is criminal, but some people seem to go with a meaning very like that of Tom Robbins, from Still Life with Woodpecker: "The difference between a criminal and an outlaw is that while criminals frequently are victims, outlaws never are. Indeed, the first step toward becoming a true outlaw is the refusal to be victimized.…
on “The Dresden Job” ↗