I adore Tom Robbins. I think his writing is genius, and it is clear to me that "Jitterbug Perfume" is one of the best books ever written during our century. Robbins has a way of rolling words on a page that recalls Shakespeare's talent, in that he exposes the nakedness of a person's deepest self without flinching, and at the same time, stirs our deepest, hidden emotions. This book is a powerful blend of power, religion, mirth, and spirit.

I end up re-reading this book about twice a year because it is such a wonderfully intertwined, wacky and uplifting story. Waitresses ARE geniuses and scent is the secret to longevity...right??

robbins is always challenging us to explore the rich world of his mind and connect it to our reality. anyone with a passion for gardening and who finds scent erotic should read this book, if only to justify their joys in life.

The novel I thought explored religion, history, and philosophy, well. It was entertainig as well as uplifting. It is a great bedside novel to read, especially on vacation.

This musk read is again, top quality story telling from a man with a masters in discriptive manipulation. The characters dynamic nature make it a real racing romp in aromatic bugary!

This was my first Tom Robbins book and it hooked me into reading them all. Tom Robbins has a way of bastardizing a myth or religion and mixing it up with the latest flakey new age craze to create a whole new insane belief that's so connected, it may just be true. Do you want to live forever?

I have read five of Tom Robbins books before I got to this one. Every other one of his books were excellent from start to finish. This one, though, while starting strong with the Seattle clips, started losing my interest as it quickly and consistently jumped from four locales / time periods (though it eventually tied them all together, but not before it took its toll on me mentally). The whole New Orleans piece of the story could have been dropped without being noticed, as it was often short and uneventful. The Alobar account was most lenghty and fairly interesting, though the Pan portions became quite boring with unnecessary banter. The lack of locale consistency really hurt the flow of the plot, and did not lend to cohesion of the story. However, the immortality idea was explored well during Alobar's part of the story, and Kudra was a fine supporting character.

My brother left this book for me after leaving for his last trip. It's a truly excellent tale of man's search to be an individual, and transcend life itself. The writing is excellent.. a page turner, if I ever saw one - I want to read it again, just so I can jot down some of the memorable lines to use as something extra to get the day started.

I found this book to be excellent. The immortalist theme kept me very interested and it was also a very good love story. The techniques described for gaining immortality are very close to reality. Tom Robbins has a very good sense of humour which provided me with several good giggles.

Travelling through time, from medieval Europe to present-day New Orleans, we follow the lives of Alobar and Kudran as they search for the elixir of life - the only true way to live forever. This is a story that has two plot lines: the degeneration of Pan, the half-man, half-goat lute player caused by a decreasing of his followers, as well as the search for the secret ingredient in K23, a mysterious scent in a bottle that was found on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. A wacky novel that takes you on an adventure through time and religion - and on the search for the perfect taco.