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Reason read: June 2025 botm. I had a copy of this one that I bought used. It is the second book by Richard Brautigan that I've read. I liked this one more than In Watermelon Sugar. Through two couples, three brothers, and a paper Mache bird called Willard the reader is taken on an exploration of loss and disillusionment. One married couple has lost their normal sex life. The husband is reading from dead Greeks and mourning their death. The brothers who lost their trophies go from wholesome boys
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I had such a hard time finding a copy of this slim volume. I finally tracked it down and borrowed it from the University of Canterbury, who had acquired it from a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies for its American Studies Programme. Presumably it is highly regarded as an example of American fiction. I found it amusing, but slight, really, both in size and intent. It was, on reflection, an enjoyable read. The language is simple, almost Hemingwayesque, some of the chapters are o
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