Whom reviewed Revenge of the Lawn by Richard Brautigan
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everything i want to be
Paperback, 224 pages
English language
Published June 23, 2001 by Rebel Pr.
4 stars
(7 reviews)
Overview: Three unforgettable Brautigan masterpieces reissued in a one-volume omnibus edition : Revenge of the Lawn, The Abortion, So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away
REVENGE OF THE LAWN: Originally published in 1971, these bizarre flashes of insight and humor cover everything from "A High Building in Singapore" to the "Perfect California Day." This is Brautigan's only collection of stories and includes "The Lost Chapters of TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA."
THE ABORTION: AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE 1966: A public library in California where none of the books have ever been published is full of romantic possibilities. But when the librarian and his girlfriend must travel to Tijuana, they have a series of strange encounters in Brautigan's 1971 novel.
SO THE WIND WON'T BLOW IT ALL AWAY: It is 1979, and a man is recalling the events of his twelfth summer, when he bought bullets for his gun instead of a …
Overview: Three unforgettable Brautigan masterpieces reissued in a one-volume omnibus edition : Revenge of the Lawn, The Abortion, So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away
REVENGE OF THE LAWN: Originally published in 1971, these bizarre flashes of insight and humor cover everything from "A High Building in Singapore" to the "Perfect California Day." This is Brautigan's only collection of stories and includes "The Lost Chapters of TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA."
THE ABORTION: AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE 1966: A public library in California where none of the books have ever been published is full of romantic possibilities. But when the librarian and his girlfriend must travel to Tijuana, they have a series of strange encounters in Brautigan's 1971 novel.
SO THE WIND WON'T BLOW IT ALL AWAY: It is 1979, and a man is recalling the events of his twelfth summer, when he bought bullets for his gun instead of a hamburger. Written just before his death, and published in 1982, this novel foreshadowed Brautigan's suicide.
Genre: Anthology | Literature & Fiction
Ben E P reviewed Revenge of the Lawn by Richard Brautigan
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4 stars
What am I supposed to say about Brautigan at this point? His simple lines belie a deep connection to his subjects. He is a charmer, and yet he is occasionally blunt and boyish when trying to describe women or people who aren't white. Or at least the narrators of these short stories are. Is that better or worse than ignoring people that are different from you in the 1960s? I'm not sure. He's certainly never seems mean-spirited. I enjoy his writing style a great deal, and I liked this book.
Subjects
- Modern fiction
- Short stories
- Fiction
- Short Stories (single author)