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In Watermelon Sugar
In Watermelon Sugar | Richard Brautigan
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iDEATH is a place where the sun shines a different colour every day and where people travel to the length of their dreams. Rejecting the violence and hate of the old gang at the Forgotten Works, they lead gentle lives in watermelon sugar. In this book, Richard Brautigan discovers and expresses the mood of the counterculture generation.
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Panpan

No. Again.Again. Again. Again.
#unpopularopinion

LeahBergen 🤣🤣🤣 My older brother loved Brautigan when we were in our teens. 3y
Cathythoughts I remember loving this book. ..... It‘s a great day , said Lee Melon.. (edited) 3y
MaleficentBookDragon @Cathythoughts I wanted to like it, but I just didn‘t. I did enjoy Bronson Pinchot‘s narration. It was the only reason I stuck it out to the end. 3y
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Twainy
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Pickpick

🎧 Whoa! Was this written by a hippy in the 60‘s … trippy.

Loved the Bronson Pinchot narration, made it pretty.

I‘ll need to think about this one. Charlie lives outside of iDeath in Watermelon Sugar. There‘s a factory in iDeath where bullies are festering as opposed to Watermelon Sugar where life‘s slow & peaceful.

I can see why the ratings are mostly 5 or 1 star cuz while it was interesting it left me with WTF did I just read syndrome.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Prairiegirl_reading I haven‘t read this one but Bronson Pinchot is a nice surprise as a narrator. 3y
Reggie Not only does this sound amazing but now I have the song in my head. 3y
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Emilymdxn
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Pickpick

This was a dreamy, bizarre, immensely beautiful short book. I think it was a wonderfully surreal statement of the 60s counterculture‘s values, placed in a world where everything is made of sugar, the sky is a different colour every day, and tigers sometimes arrive to eat the innocent people who live there. An absolute standout of 2021 for me.

#wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs @Clwojick +16

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Daisey
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Pickpick

First book of 2019 is this short #audiobook available from #Hoopla and on the #1001books list. It‘s a strange little story, but I enjoyed listening.

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Carolyn11215
In Watermelon Sugar | Richard Brautigan

I think I may need to get a physical copy or e-book. I‘m trying to listen and having a very hard time following along. Update: Found an ebook so I‘m going to transfer to that. I really have a hard time listening to books. Makes me antsy.

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Dulcinella
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Pickpick

A short, but beautiful novel. Or is it poetry?
The overall feeling is sadness and loss, the book makes you ache for things and people you don‘t know. It‘s obvious why it is on the 1001 books list.
I‘m pretty sure I‘ll reread this one more than once.
This book is not for too rational people who dislike symbolism, fantasy or fairytales.
To all the others I say ‘you won‘t regret visiting ‘watermelon sugar‘

Cathythoughts Well this brings me back. I can barely remember it , only that I loved it. ..... “ it‘s a great day , said Lee Melon .... “ for some reason I always remember this line ..” ❤️❤️❤️I will have to go back to this one 😉 7y
Dulcinella @Cathythoughts yes, that is one that sticks out. Enjoy the reread! 7y
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dariazeoli
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I‘m listening to this book for a few reasons:

It‘s super short
It counts towards #1001books & #192019challenge
It‘s narrated by Bronson Pinchot!

Dolly OMG, my English teacher read this to us senior year high school AGES ago! Those memories... I remember he left out a part that was not appropriate. I have a tattered old paperback copy somewhere. Thanks for the memories! 🙂 7y
Carolyn11215 Added to my Hoopla favorites list so I remember to get it in March (I‘m at maximum checked out for February). 7y
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CherylDeFranceschi
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A teensy stack of my #well-lovedreads I don't reread things often, but these seem to crop up in my TBR fairly regularly. #riotgrams

LeahBergen I see A Little Princess! 7y
CherylDeFranceschi @LeahBergen Of course you do! ☺️ 7y
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Suzze
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I read this dystopian novel in the late 60s or early 70s and carried it with me everywhere. The characters live on a commune called iDEATH. That now strikes me as funny. #aprilbookshowers #publishedinthe1960s

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CherylDeFranceschi
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Every place I go on vacation, I bring at least one book back (obviously!). But this will always be my favorite because it ripped open my brain and poured a rainbow inside it. #boughtonvacation

vivastory Love Brautigan & your description of reading him. Have you read his book 8y
8little_paws Wow, I've never even heard of this! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @vivastory I have read them all! I think The Abortion may be my favorite, but I love all of them and love to revisit them every now and again. 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi @8little_paws I can lend you his entire oeuvre, if you want. 8y
8little_paws @CherylDeFranceschi I will have to take you up on that at some point! 8y
Shortstack Bratigan ❤❤❤ 8y
Shortstack @CherylDeFranceschi This makes me happy as I just got the Abortion for Christmas!! 8y
ApoptyGina69 I own and have read all of his books and poems. If you'd like to dig deeper, check out his massive biography 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @Shortstack It's so whimsical and sweet and so very Brautigan! I hope you love it! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @ApoptyGina69 I have it. I've kind of been saving it. I feel like it's a "break glass in case of Fire" kind of thing. 8y
Dolly OMG! In my senior year in high school (many decades ago) my English teacher read this to the class. I bought a copy so long ago and it's been hidden in my bookcase until now when I'll read it again. Thanks for the reminder. I will remember him and all the books he read forever! 😌 8y
peacegypsy Your initial description of this book is perfectly said. 💗💕 7y
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ndurcakova
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Definitely a must read book. I finished the book 3 days ago and I still have to think about it and I don't know how to feel about it.
It's really a book you HAVE to read at least once in your life.

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ndurcakova
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"To a changeability which we love and suits us so much."

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ndurcakova
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I don't really know how do I feel about this book. I would say it's not that good book but the more I think about it and the story the more I need to dive in it's words.

#richardbrautigan #brautigan #inwatermelonsugar #czech

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CherylDeFranceschi
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When I was 14, we went on a family vacation to SAN Francisco. The first thing we always did on vacation was hit a local bookstore to keep me from being a petulant teen. So, this was one of my picks. This book rocked my world so hard. It showed me the joy of reading for voice as well as story. Changed my life. I love this tiny book to pieces. #thankful #FunFridayPhoto

Texreader Very nice reminiscing! 8y
merelybookish What a title! And cover! 8y
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LeahBergen My brother gave me this book. 😀 8y
MCYmermaid Wow -- I remember the title, but not the content. 8y
ApoptyGina69 Trout Fishing was my first. This was my second. Since then, I've read them all. If you're interested in his life and times, I recommend 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @ApoptyGina69 I have it, but haven't read it yet- it's so gigantic! 8y
Bette Wow, that's a blast from the past. 👍❤️️😊 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi
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Pickpick

Here is a book that's so awesome that Neko Case wrote a song about it!
This book is a part of my DNA; it always flows through me like a river of words.

bookloversnevergotobedalone I need to reread. 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @bookloversnevergotobedalone- it holds up so beautifully! I was afraid I was maybe too old. 😔. But not true. So wonderful! 8y
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alexandria
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"In watermelon sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar. I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant."
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Still mourning the moldy end of this pretty Brautigan.

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