Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America, The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing in America, The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar
Book Review: Not very useful for trout fisherman, but useful.
Summary: 5 Stars
My pop is a big trout fisherman and when I got him an original copy of TFIA, he read some of it, looked at me funny and never mentioned it again. This book is not for everyone. If you can identify with it, you'll really dig it. There's a poem in the middle collection called "Map Shower" if you memorize this and recite it at the right time, she'll forget her headache.Book Review: Between Acid and Clarity lies a very thin line ---
Summary: 5 Stars
A wonderful collection. The opening novel, "Trout Fishing..." is considered by many to be Brautigan's best. Although the plot is to be debated as well as the character development, this novel is worth it for the descriptions alone, and the icing is the 'mayonnaise chapter'. The Pill vs... is a collection of poetry. Often very short poems. I've never read something so moving in as many lines as most of the poetry in this collection. Brautigan's wit and perception literally radiates off the page at you. In Watermelon Sugar is, if you ask me, Brautigan's absolute best work. It's funny, sad, touching, and weird. All at once. I highly reccomend the collection - money can't be better spent.