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Review Of The Book 'Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates'

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Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates is a book written by Tom Robbins, is a story about an ex-CIA agent named Switters. The book follows him as he tries to navigate through his life with a taboo that prevents him from touching the ground. Switter and his Maestra, grandma, have a developed theory that there are six attributes that contribute to wisdom. The attributes are: humor, spirituality, aesthetics, rebelliousness, imagination, and eroticism. Although some attributes may or may not play a role in wisdom, they do relate to his writing style. I agree with Tom Robbins and Switters that these attributes are composed within wisdom. In my opinion, the ultimate goal in life is wisdom, but also good judgement is needed to reach wisdom. Tom

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