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Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
Author: Tom Robbins
When the stock market crashes on the Thursday before Easter, you -- an ambitious, although ineffectual and not entirely ethical young broker -- are convinced you're facing the Weekend from Hell. Before the market reopens on Monday, you're going to have to scramble and scheme to cover your butt, but there's no way you can anticipate t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553076257
ISBN-10: 0553076256
Publication Date: 8/1/1994
Pages: 386
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 34 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Chakitty avatar reviewed Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas on + 67 more book reviews
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Robbins offers a wild and wacky trip featuring, among other things, a stock market crash and various philosophies about meaning and the origins of cultures. Gwen, an endangered stockbroker, is involved with strait-laced Belford and his born-again monkey. When she is attracted to Larry-who has cancer and is currently between trips to Timbuktu-she must choose among the American dream, the Timbuktu alternate, and something else. The book is a whirlwind of mad incidents, semiprofound observations, and an endless supply of great lines. The author of Skinny Legs and All (LJ 3/1/90) has come up with a very funny book that might incite a bit of thinking as well as laughter.
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Not too bad fare from Tom Robbins. The narrative hook of the author breaking the "third wall" is a bit played with his work, but still a decent read none the less.
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Wildly entertaining.
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A wild ride, great for someone who likes books that are fast paced and random.
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Typical fast and wild Robbins. Loved it.
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mardou avatar reviewed Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas on + 16 more book reviews
Yeah, this one has to be my least favorite, but if you're a Tom Robbins fan, you'll probably like it.

The second-person, Choose Your Own Adventure-type thing it had going on was kind of a tiresome gimmick.
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I am a huge Tom Robbins fan, but this wasn't one of my favorites. You can give it a try, if you want.
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Tom Robbins is wacky and random and funny as hell. This book seemed to have a bit more of an agenda, but I'm pretty good at ignoring that when I want to.
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Very funny in a quirky way. Written in second person which obviously pretty rare, but thats what makes this book so interesting it isn't the character doing the actions its YOU. Filled with characters that you easily start to love because of the crazy things they do and they wild things that happen to them.
Definitely worth the read. Filled with sarcastic humor and mystery.
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I have to admit there were some slow parts, but I loved the twist and turns. I love how he twist unfictional information in this fictional book. The ending makes up for the slow parts.


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