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coalsenats  ·  3833 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Books that have shaken your perspective

I recently finished Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. While it is essentially a fantasy novel, the theme of the story felt to me like a social commentary influenced by new age and eastern religious ideals.

I'm currently reading Samuel Avery's The Pipeline and the Paradigm, in hopes to get a more complete grasp of the Keystone XL situation than a news article here and there provides. I would recommend it to others who are interested in the subject but don't know where to start; the facts are concise and the commentary is charismatic.





lil  ·  3833 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I loved Jitterbug Perfume and its trip through the ages, and also Still Life with Woodpecker. I'm glad to hear JB Perfume held up post Y2K.

thenewgreen  ·  3833 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I loved both of those books. Tom Robbins was a favorite of mine when I was younger.