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The Hawkline Monster
The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western | Richard Brautigan
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PUBLISHED TO MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH, THIS MODERN AMERICAN CLASSIC CELEBRATES RICHARD BRAUTIGAN AT HIS WRY, PLAYFUL BEST. In the early years of the 20th Century, a huge Victorian mansion stands isolated from the world in the Dead Hills of Eastern Oregon. It is home to Professor Hawkline, his beautiful daughters, and the secret laboratory that lies hidden in the basement deep beneath the house. But something has gone horribly wrong with the professor's experiments. He has disappeared and the monster he has unwittingly created is loose somewhere in Hawkline Manor. So the Hawkline sisters send for professional killers to destroy the monster and rescue their father from oblivion. But even as the hired gunslingers plot its destruction, the Hawkline Monster howls and roars while its diabolic blend of mischief and evil takes hold. 'The twists and turns of the plot, the inventiveness of the imagery, the precise coolness of the language, the rich humour and wicked wit make this book a classic.' - THE TIMES
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DGRachel
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Look, I‘m no prude and I‘ve been known to swear a lot, especially if I‘m mad, but this is over-the-top vulgar. If you don‘t mind the word f*ck in every other sentence, or a 15 year old f*cking the two hired guns, then this might be fine for you. I got to 39% of the very short audiobook and I just can‘t stand listening to this for another 1 1/2 hours. Eff that.

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Oblomov26
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What a strange novel(la) . Two professional killers at the turn of the twentieth century are approached by daughters of a famous scientist to kill the monster that now inhabits the laboratory of his mansion in Oregon. Will leave what happens next to you to find out. Cannot say I was satisfied completely with the conclusion, but I now understand Brautigan‘s reputation as a great writer - he hooked me and I finished in a sitting.

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LisaAnnGallagher
Hawkline Monster | Richard Brautigan
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Tagging another Brautigan as "Willard and His Bowling Trophies" is not yet listed at Litsy. This was my 3rd read of this slim little novel and although I enjoyed it less than my previous reads I'd still recommend this to any Brautigan fans.

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