B is for Beer, Tom Robbins
B is for Beer, Tom Robbins
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B is for Beer

Author: Tom Robbins

Narrator: Laura Silverman

Unabridged: 2 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ecco

Published: 04/21/2009


Synopsis

A Children's Book About Beer?Yes, believe it or not—but B Is for Beer is also a book for adults, and bear in mind that it's the work of maverick bestselling novelist Tom Robbins, inter-nationally known for his ability to both seriously illuminate and comically entertain.nce upon a time (right about now) there was a planet (how about this one?) whose inhabitants consumed thirty-six billion gallons of beer each year (it's a fact, you can Google it). Among those affected, each in his or her own way, by all the bubbles, burps, and foam, was a smart, wide-eyed, adventurous kindergartner named Gracie; her distracted mommy; her insensitive dad; her non-conformist uncle; and a magical, butt-kicking intruder from a world within our world.Populated by the aforementioned characters—and as charming as it may be subversive—B Is for Beer involves readers, young and old, in a surprising, far-reaching investigation into the limits of reality, the transformative powers of children, and, of course, the ultimate meaning of a tall, cold brewski.

About Laura Silverman

Laura Silverman is a writer and editor who advocates "truly shameless indulgence" on her blog, Glutton for Life. A former copy director at Bergdorf Goodman, passionate cook, and intrepid gourmand, she is in her element at the intersection of fashion and food. A frequent contributor to Edible Hudson Valley and Gather, she has a weekly segment about cooking on her local NPR station. She lives in Sullivan County, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on August 15, 2010

I see you. Yes, you. The Tom Robbins fan. Quit making that face. Yank out the wedgie. Relax, man! This two-star rating bears no reflection on YOU. I’m not giving YOU two stars. I’m not even giving Tom Robbins two stars. It’s just that B is for Beer is terribly disappointing. I mean, you see the cove......more

Goodreads review by Dave on May 07, 2019

I read Tom Robbins decades ago for the madcap humor, the quips, the absurdity. The sheer wacky invention. B is for Beer has much less of all that—well, it is short, so it has less of everything, I guess—than I might have liked. I read that it was written as a kind of challenge—betcha can’t write a b......more

Goodreads review by Eylül on June 09, 2024

Herkesin bayıldığı Tom Robbins kitabı Parfümün Dansı benim maalesef hiç anlaşamadığım bir kitap olmuştu, sağolsun Ayrıntı Yayınları beni Tom Robbins ile barıştırmaya niyet ettiği için geçtiğimiz aylarda bana koca bir Tom Robbins seçkisi gönderdiler, ben de bir şans daha vereyim istedim. "Çocuklar iç......more

Goodreads review by Çağdaş T on July 04, 2017

Mis gibi Bira eşliğinde mis gibi kitap !......more