Tom Robbins Jitterbug Perfume

Tomorrow I have the honor (?) of leading a discussion on the novel Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. It's been over two years since I read the novel, so I'd better start digging for some fruitful insights to share with the group. I'll let you know what I find…
The usual suspects pop up in my first search-lots of reviews that are generally well-written, but generally general as well. I remember that Jitterbug Perfume was a great read, a work that fell instantly into my mental category for "real literature." Robbins is a writer to take seriously and as I search further, I find out just how seriously he is taken.

A most resourceful sight for those wishing to study Robbins, or any other author, in depth is http://www.rain.org, a site with the heading National Public Internet. I ran off seven (7) pages of reference material - a complete bibliography to include review links to all Robbins' novels, short stories, translations, and articles as well as personal interviews, dissertations and graduate theses.
If you haven't read any work by Tom Robbins and you are a lit lover, you must read something by this author. As for Jitterbug Perfume it will take you on a fantastic saga spanning 1000 years. The verbal painting is vivid and lasting and the quirky journey will remain with you forever.

Rain.org is a new site for me. The range of general resources on its "learning assests" site include Camp Internet on-line courses, Rural Community technology resources, live radio, video archives, telemedicine, wellness, GIS mapping, abundant homeschooling resources and National Public Internet access. Check it out. It's a good one.