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In Watermelon Sugar
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Thanks to my friend Nick for the tip on Richard Brautigan. I think I will stay here and relax for a while. Because relax you must, with Brautigan’s prose. His voice is just the most soothing, rock you to sleep treat. Can you “know� what is going when reading the book? Well, sure. To an extent. There is a utopian society called iDEATH. Or perhaps it’s more like a commune? It’s chill. We’re chill. We’re relaxed here, laid back. People don’t really do that weird reading thing over here. We just kick it. There are some trouts, and a couple of tiger statues, and of course, how can we forget, watermelon sugar. Watermelon sugar all around. We have food, and when Al makes it, it’s made up of too much carrot. When Pauline makes it, it’s so nice. Yum yum yummy stew. Also we fuck. Mmmmm, Pauline. Probably we are inspired by watermelon sugar.
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January 9, 2024
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January 9, 2024
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January 9, 2024
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January 23, 2024
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Jan 09, 2024 11:27AM
Hah, nice little find Alan. I can see Brautigan might have the therapeutic qualities to treat a society full of angst and neuroses with a bit of chill from back in the day when they knew what that was (briefly).
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One of my all time fave opening sentences!
Nick wrote: "Hah, nice little find Alan. I can see Brautigan might have the therapeutic qualities to treat a society full of angst and neuroses with a bit of chill from back in the day when they knew what that ..."Thanks Nick :) His calm is definitely a salve at the moment, so I will keep chipping away.
Goatboy wrote: "One of my all time fave opening sentences!"It is wonderfully and weirdly gorgeous.
Brautigan never quite reaches the lyricism of In Watermelon Sugar in his other works imo, but he does do some funny and brilliant genre work and So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is sadly gorgeous. Hawkline Monster is another fave.
So, is this another contemporary novel I should care about? :)
Goatboy wrote: "Brautigan never quite reaches the lyricism of In Watermelon Sugar in his other works imo, but he does do some funny and brilliant genre work and So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is sadly gorgeous..."I have access to these via the library, so on to the list they go. Thank you.
Axl Oswaldo wrote: "So, is this another contemporary novel I should care about? :)"If you call 1968 contemporary, then sure? I am not even sure what you would or wouldn't like anymore to be honest!
Interesting proposition about the book's contemporariness. It gave me an uplift. I haven't seen many more current books offering that. Though giving me an uplift is not necessarily the purpose of books.
Alan wrote: "Axl Oswaldo wrote: "So, is this another contemporary novel I should care about? :)"If you call 1968 contemporary, then sure? I am not even sure what you would or wouldn't like anymore to be honest!"
How come? Am I becoming a guy difficult to read? Haha. :)
My mistake, I forgot the quotation marks in 'contemporary.'
Nick wrote: "Interesting proposition about the book's contemporariness. It gave me an uplift. I haven't seen many more current books offering that. Though giving me an uplift is not necessarily the purpose of b..."Certainly is a unique one, and no, I haven't seen many new ones do what this does either.
Axl Oswaldo wrote: "Alan wrote: "Axl Oswaldo wrote: "So, is this another contemporary novel I should care about? :)"If you call 1968 contemporary, then sure? I am not even sure what you would or wouldn't like anymor..."
I would say so, because you enjoy a lot all around. In that sense, maybe you would enjoy this. In another, you might find it too weird. I say go for it, it's short.
My asexual brain doesn't understand much, but it does feel a bit like it just walked in on you in the midst of doing something indecent. I reverse away slowly from this review, closing the door behind me.
Jay wrote: "My asexual brain doesn't understand much, but it does feel a bit like it just walked in on you in the midst of doing something indecent. I reverse away slowly from this review, closing the door beh..."Indecent? So Victorian of you. I can show a bit of cheek here and there. The only indecent act here ("indecent" here implying immoral, I assume) is you opening the door without knocking. I'm just enjoying watermelon sugar.
Where deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar...
Goatboy wrote: "Where deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar..."Yes! That's it.
