He seems to have severe issues in dealing with authority figures, from the political to the personal, and it's probably this, more than any latent misogyny or objectification of women that informs his peculiar brand of feminism. Admittedly, Robbins self-indulgence and complete lack of discipline did get tiresome from time to time, the verve with which he wrote it provides the book with the only excuse it needs.Īs far as what he or the book are attempting to say? I'll be damned if I know.
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues was a very fun read, despite its many flaws. In spite of the readily apparent flimsiness that results, what's left feel remarkably authentic. Robbins also inserts himself into the novel (as a character).Show More begin to imagine that Robbins actually believes half of what he writes (and if he does, what the hell does it matter anyway?), but I get a kick out of his willingness to throw everything, including the kitchen sink, onto the page and leave the rest of us to mop up the detritus. I believe in nothing everything is sacred," and frequently says, "Ha Ha Ho Ho and Hee Hee."Ī flock of whooping cranes also makes frequent appearances throughout the novel, which includes details of their physical characteristics and migratory patterns. writes on a cave wall, "I believe in everything nothing is sacred. The Chink is presented as a hermetic mystic and, at one point. In her later travels, she encounters, among many others, a sexually open cowgirl named Bonanza Jellybean and an itinerant escapee from a Japanese internment camp happily mislabeled The Chink. The Tycoon introduces Sissy to a staid Mohawk named Julian Gitche, whom she later marries. The character becomes a model for The Countess, a male homosexual tycoon of feminine hygiene products. Sissy capitalizes on the size of her thumbs by becoming a hitchhiker and subsequently travels to New York, United States (U.S.). The novel covers various topics, including free love, drug use, birds, political rebellion, animal rights, body odor, religion, and yams. Sissy Hankshaw, the novel's protagonist, is a woman born with enormously large thumbs who considers her mutation a gift.
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