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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by FreelanceWizard (talk | contribs) at 22:20, 4 July 2006 (NPOV issues). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This is only my 2nd entry into Wikipedia, I look forward to seeing this article evolve!Suitmonster 04:58, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV issues

Personally, I think this article is generally good, but the tone seems to be one of gushing over the work, not a sober analysis. I'm sure it's a great book (a friend of mine loves Tom Robbins work), but statements such as "Robbins flexes his unique style and the plot twists bear his hallmark oddities" and "Villa Incognito is like Robbins' other works in that it has at least four plot threads that he wisely sews into one festive sexual garment of a tale, subtley draped over the reader" read more like advertisements than statements of fact. I'm all for creative writing, but I don't think it fits in Wikipedia. Just to make sure I'm clear, my quibble is not with the content of the article, but rather the style in which it's written -- especially since none of the statements in the interpretation section are sourced.

I'd personally go in and clean it up, but I haven't read the book and I'm not conversant with Robbins criticism. I'd probably end up squishing some important details in the process. --FreelanceWizard 22:20, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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