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Violence
Barely any
Bombing as metaphor and practice; some violence
Language
Some
Colorful adult language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; sexuality and love are central philosophical subjects
Substance Use
A lot
Marijuana and other recreational drugs; counterculture substance use throughout
Emotional Intensity
Some
Irreverent philosophy about love, freedom, and meaning; deliberately provocative
What this book is about
Princess Leigh-Cheri, idealistic environmentalist, and Bernard Mickey Wrangle, the Woodpecker—an outlaw who makes bombs as a form of social commentary—fall in love on a pyramid in Seattle, in prison, and across a question that the novel keeps posing: 'How do you make love stay?' Robbins's eccentric, philosophical romance is full of digressions about the moon, redheads, and the Camel cigarette pack. It is also genuinely funny and surprisingly earnest in its love for love, even when being most transgressive.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Explicit sexual content
Drug use throughout
Bombs and bombing as a recurring motif
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