Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America, The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar
by Richard Brautigan
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Author: Richard BrautiganEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1989-03-01
ISBN: 0395500761
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Book Review: Hallucinatory, and Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Of the three books in this volume, two are classics: Trout Fishing and The Pill.
The third, In Watermelon Sugar, is surreal (OK, MORE surreal) and interesting as an experiment, but not as interesting as the first two.
Trout Fishing comes in a straight line from Whitman and Ginsberg, as modified by Hemingway and Hammett: spontaneity and absolute lack of inhibition, tempered by gemlike use of language.
Funny and eye-opening by turns, the two books redefine fiction and make poetry approachable, simple, Zenlike, and humorous.
Both are pies-in-the-face of pretension and academia. One of the best poems in The Pill Versus is the one about being Poet-in-Residence at Cal Tech: I'm bored, and there's nothing to do.
Do not expect character development or linear plots (or any plots).
Instead, expect to see and be new things.
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