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In Watermelon Sugar

In Watermelon Sugar

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  • Author：Richard Brautigan
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Lorena ，

2。8 ☆

Maria ，

4/5 READ BY HARRY STYLESIn Watermelon Sugar was written in 1964 but was published in 1968， as the social revolutions that were to define the 1960s were beginning to take shape， and many people felt that humanity was moving into a more peaceful phase， leaving the old ways of doing things behind。 “I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant。”If one were to flip through the pages of In Watermelon Sugar each “chapter” appears to be one page， and you might think you’d picked up a 4/5 READ BY HARRY STYLESIn Watermelon Sugar was written in 1964 but was published in 1968， as the social revolutions that were to define the 1960s were beginning to take shape， and many people felt that humanity was moving into a more peaceful phase， leaving the old ways of doing things behind。 “I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant。”If one were to flip through the pages of In Watermelon Sugar each “chapter” appears to be one page， and you might think you’d picked up a collection of poetry， rather than a short novel。 But Brautigan has a singular ability to tell a complete and compelling story through a series of small passages， which all on their own are extremely beautiful。 The casual part is that the individual passages of the book look simple and almost child-like。 The aggressive part is that these passages contain a weighty story about death， betrayal， and love。 Talking tigers too。“We looked like a parade barely moving toward YOU MIGHT GET LOST。”Brautigan doesn’t spend a whole lot of time trying to convince you the world of In Watermelon Sugar is real。 But the characters and emotions certainly are。 This novella is far from messy。 It is carefully crafted and represents an important transitional text between the beats and the hippies。“The heart is something else。 Nobody knows what's going to happen” 。。。more

Nicole ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Esse é o livro mais estranho que eu já li na vida。 Quando acabei， me perguntei "será que eu sou burra ou só não entendi o que tava acontecendo ali？"。 Mas， não， eu não sou burra。 O livro é uma viagem e digo no sentido de watermelon sugar HIGH， bem chapado。 Tem uns tigres falantes que matam e comem todo mundo， umas trutas， uns personagens que não têm um nome comum e tudo alí é feito de açúcar de melancia， a principal matéria prima。 Achei a primeira parte do livro bem chata， parecia que nada aconte Esse é o livro mais estranho que eu já li na vida。 Quando acabei， me perguntei "será que eu sou burra ou só não entendi o que tava acontecendo ali？"。 Mas， não， eu não sou burra。 O livro é uma viagem e digo no sentido de watermelon sugar HIGH， bem chapado。 Tem uns tigres falantes que matam e comem todo mundo， umas trutas， uns personagens que não têm um nome comum e tudo alí é feito de açúcar de melancia， a principal matéria prima。 Achei a primeira parte do livro bem chata， parecia que nada acontecia， mas a segunda metade teve um desenvolvimento melhor。 Gostei muito das descrições do ambiente， pois， como qualquer utopia ou distopia， elas podem se tornar longas e massantes facilmente。 Mas Brautigan fez um excelente trabalho em descrever tudo de forma simples e sucinta。Basicamente， o livro é uma utopia em que todos vivem numa sociedade comunista e moram próximas à cidade de iDEATH e à um lugar chamado Forgotten Works （fazendo alusão aos regimes nazistas e fascistas）。 Os habitantes queimavam os livros antigos e achados no Forgotten Works para usar como combustível。 Vi que algumas pessoas relacionaram o nome da cidade ao sentido de 'morte do eu' ou 'morte da individualidade' （até mesmo o posfácio do livro） e isso faz sentido， mas acho que essa ideia se expande quando também enxergo o nome como uma contradição à própria sociedade aparentemente perfeita， a qual todos vivem em harmonia e onde não há mortes ou violência depois de que todos os tigres foram mortos。 A contradição se torna explícita quando o grupo "rebelde"， que mora no Forgotten Works e critica a ideia que os outros têm sobre a cidade， diz "The tigers were the true meaning of iDEATH。 Without the tigers there could be no iDEATH， and you killed the tigers and so iDEATH went away"。 Ou seja， a cidade perdeu seu sentido no momento em que a paz reinou。 Percebi também uma relação forte， podendo até ser uma crítica de Brautigan， com o movimento hippie。 Vejo o personagem Charley como um líder da comunidade， o sábio que todos seguem o que ele diz e comanda。Tiveram passagens que eu pensei "o que diabos está acontecendo aqui？" ou "porque esse personagem é assim？ Ele não tem sentimentos？" e que eu só fui entender a fundo depois que li sobre a vida do próprio autor。 Um trecho que percebi quase como uma confissão ou reflexão pessoal de Richard Brautigan foi "Everything is reflected in the Statue of Mirrors if you stand there long enough and empty your mind of everything else but the mirrors， and you must be careful not to want anything from the mirrors。 They just have to happen。 An hour or so passed as my mind drained out。 Some people cannot see anything in the Statue of Mirrors， not even themselves。"Tirando as passagens que são bem red flag （com abuso e misoginia）， no geral， é um bom livro。 Apesar de não ter entendi tudo quando acabei o livro， a leitura sobre a vida pessoal do autor e o contexto em que ele viveu esclareceu muita coisa e depois tudo começou a fazer sentido。 Definitivamente não é o tipo de livro que leria espontaneamente （obrigada， Harry Styles）， mas estou feliz por ter lido。 。。。more

Lorna ，

So weird。 The best thing about this book is that it's short。。 So weird。 The best thing about this book is that it's short。。 。。。more

Syd Kleinholz ，

if i could give this zero stars i would this was actually so bad and i’m ？？ “her smile was like the color of her nipples” i HATE IT

Beatriz Moura ，

bizarre but in a good way？

Alessadra Guerra ，

One of the more interesting reads。 Looking through the pages， one would thing it was a poetry book， and in some ways it does read like one， but overall， I would say it is just strange。 In most books where the setting is in the future， or some place mystical， or in another 'world' there is dedicated time spent in convincing the reader of its existence。 Time spent describing the place， and how it came to be。 But that is barely present in this book; iDeath （the commune in which they live） is never One of the more interesting reads。 Looking through the pages， one would thing it was a poetry book， and in some ways it does read like one， but overall， I would say it is just strange。 In most books where the setting is in the future， or some place mystical， or in another 'world' there is dedicated time spent in convincing the reader of its existence。 Time spent describing the place， and how it came to be。 But that is barely present in this book; iDeath （the commune in which they live） is never really explained。 The characters are never really 'introduced'， just there。 The weird things that happen with the sun， the trout oil， the watermelon sugar， the tigers- are never really explained。 They just are。 It really feels like you are reading the diary of someone living in a completely different time and place。 And other times， it feels like you are reading poetry。 Its a short book， you could easily finish it in a few hours， so I recommend the read。 The ending leaves you with a strange feeling， not quite sad， but definitely not joyful。 。。。more

Kimia ，

شاید صادقانه بگم دقیق منظور نویسنده رو نفهمیدم ،اما نمیدونم چرا نمیتونستم ازش دل بکنم انگار فضاسازی خیلی ملموس بود ،و لحظه به لحظه ی دنیای ریچارد براتیگان جلوی چشمم ظاهر میشد

Camilla Øster thomsen ，

Underholdende。 Den var interessant at læse。

Anna ，

"Perhaps you stared into a river。 There was somebody near you who loved you。 They were about to touch you。 You could feel this before it happened。 Then it happened。 That is my name。 Or you heard someone calling from a great distance。 Their voice was almost an echo。 That is my name。"The above line is the best part of the book， coming in at page 6 （or on the front cover of my edition）。 Beyond that， this was not worth reading。 I don't know what this book is about and I don't really care to figure i "Perhaps you stared into a river。 There was somebody near you who loved you。 They were about to touch you。 You could feel this before it happened。 Then it happened。 That is my name。 Or you heard someone calling from a great distance。 Their voice was almost an echo。 That is my name。"The above line is the best part of the book， coming in at page 6 （or on the front cover of my edition）。 Beyond that， this was not worth reading。 I don't know what this book is about and I don't really care to figure it out。 。。。more

Carolima ，

não entendi nada mas adorei

Paracosm ，

I only read this because of Harry Styles and turns out his song is better。 I wouldn't call this a book， it's more of a bundle of metaphors tied together in a lose package made of watermelon sugar。 You could either interpret it as mirror for the human condition or a whole load of bullsh*t。 The good news is that it's less than 150 pages long。 I only read this because of Harry Styles and turns out his song is better。 I wouldn't call this a book， it's more of a bundle of metaphors tied together in a lose package made of watermelon sugar。 You could either interpret it as mirror for the human condition or a whole load of bullsh*t。 The good news is that it's less than 150 pages long。 。。。more

Ewelina ，

2。5i liked the surrealism， the structure and the dystopian aspect of this novel but unfortunately it's one of those books where you can tell it was written by a straight dude。 there are TWO named female characters and they're only there for the main character to have sex。 sure， we get a throwaway line here and there about what they do in their free time but mostly， if they're on the page it's just so the MC can tell us that their bodies are nice and he likes their breasts。 like， cool， bro， we go 2。5i liked the surrealism， the structure and the dystopian aspect of this novel but unfortunately it's one of those books where you can tell it was written by a straight dude。 there are TWO named female characters and they're only there for the main character to have sex。 sure， we get a throwaway line here and there about what they do in their free time but mostly， if they're on the page it's just so the MC can tell us that their bodies are nice and he likes their breasts。 like， cool， bro， we got that the first time around， you really don't need to bring up the colour of her nipples in the aftermath of what's supposed to be the most heartbreaking scene。 。。。more

Luiz Santiago ，

4，5

sarah bybee ，

accidentally imagined the setting as a minecraft world where you can only craft with watermelon， trout， pine， and stone and that is how the book will forever be immortalized in my mind

Jore ，

Feels like visiting a foreign city for a few hours， leaving feeling satisfied while not grasping the city at large

Ineta Poliščenko ，

I'm most certain this book has the meaning that you are looking for。 It doesn't deliver one clear message。 It rather is something that you need to find and explain yourself。 I'm most certain this book has the meaning that you are looking for。 It doesn't deliver one clear message。 It rather is something that you need to find and explain yourself。 。。。more

Larissa ，

quase impossível decidir como avaliar esse livro。 acho que 3。5

Ben ，

Acid weird

Lourdes ，

this is so weird。。。 and boring too。 it went over my head。

Scarlett ，

quick little book。 It made me laugh because some things caught me off guard。 I enjoyed it

Vitoria ，

Do que eu entendi， eu gostei muito。 O livro narra uma distopia ao mesmo tempo em que tece críticas muito atuais sobre perca de individualidade， mecanicismo das ações， e as ditas "coisas esquecidas"。 O tom dos diálogos também me agradou bastante， e a leitura fluiu super bem。 Mas mesmo assim， ele é viajado além do meu gosto， então， pra mim， a experiência foi louca e legal， mas nada de demais。 Do que eu entendi， eu gostei muito。 O livro narra uma distopia ao mesmo tempo em que tece críticas muito atuais sobre perca de individualidade， mecanicismo das ações， e as ditas "coisas esquecidas"。 O tom dos diálogos também me agradou bastante， e a leitura fluiu super bem。 Mas mesmo assim， ele é viajado além do meu gosto， então， pra mim， a experiência foi louca e legal， mas nada de demais。 。。。more

Myrto ，

3。5 stars

Kate ，

Harry Styles reading list

ana ，

4，5

Joana Felício ，

Immensely weird， but also super whimsical and delightful。 If I had to summarise my feelings for it I would say 'weirdly enjoyable'。 Immensely weird， but also super whimsical and delightful。 If I had to summarise my feelings for it I would say 'weirdly enjoyable'。 。。。more

Beth Shaw ，

I just did not get this one。

Tatiana Jančáriková ，

"Mimochodom，" povedal dr Edwards。 "Ako sa vyvija kniha？""Hm。 Postupne。""Fajn。 A o com bude？""Len tak， co mi zide na um: jedno slovo za druhym。"Surrealisticko， dadaisticko， psychedelicke dielo Richarda Brautigana usporne rozsahom i obsahom， no bohate na mozne interpretacie。 Opisuje idealisticky， az naivny zivot komuny zijucej na blizsie neurcenom mieste， v blizsie neurcenom case， v ktorej je vsetko vyrobene z melonoveho cukru a slnko ma rozne farby。 Naivne a takmer detsky posobia aj dialogy medzi "Mimochodom，" povedal dr Edwards。 "Ako sa vyvija kniha？""Hm。 Postupne。""Fajn。 A o com bude？""Len tak， co mi zide na um: jedno slovo za druhym。"Surrealisticko， dadaisticko， psychedelicke dielo Richarda Brautigana usporne rozsahom i obsahom， no bohate na mozne interpretacie。 Opisuje idealisticky， az naivny zivot komuny zijucej na blizsie neurcenom mieste， v blizsie neurcenom case， v ktorej je vsetko vyrobene z melonoveho cukru a slnko ma rozne farby。 Naivne a takmer detsky posobia aj dialogy medzi postavami， absurdne je， ked takto sucho hovoria aj o nasili， vrazde ci samovrazde。Vygooglila som si rozne interpretacie knihy， no priznam sa， ze bez tahakov by som v knihe tieto myslienky neobjavila。 Odkladam ju teda na policku s nazvom “precitat este raz niekedy v buducnosti， idealne v originali， mozno v nej najdem nieco nove”。 Pochvalit musim prenadherne slovenske vydanie， ktore ilustrovala Daniela Olejnikova。 Kazda strana by sa dala vytrhnut a zaramovat ako samostatna grafika。 。。。more

olga ，

at first I was like utopia where everything is made of watermelon sugar and the sun shines a different color everyday？ I LIVE but as it goes there's this dark overall as it turns out to be less great than what they originally thought 。 I read this theory where they think that watermelon sugar is a metaphor for hard drugs And omfg that makes so much of sense！！its my first time reading something post-modern/ post-apocalyptic and I loved it at first I was like utopia where everything is made of watermelon sugar and the sun shines a different color everyday？ I LIVE but as it goes there's this dark overall as it turns out to be less great than what they originally thought 。 I read this theory where they think that watermelon sugar is a metaphor for hard drugs And omfg that makes so much of sense！！its my first time reading something post-modern/ post-apocalyptic and I loved it 。。。more

Margo ，

This book is something else， it’s very weird and surreal。 It took me a while to appreciate the book， I still think it’s a very weird book and at some moments I was like “wth am I witnessing right now”， but if you open up to that surreal world you will start to like the book and enjoy reading it。 In my eyes it’s a book you have to read with brain on zero and forgetting everything you know about this world bc it is nothing alike the world from the headpersonage （and you will never figure out what This book is something else， it’s very weird and surreal。 It took me a while to appreciate the book， I still think it’s a very weird book and at some moments I was like “wth am I witnessing right now”， but if you open up to that surreal world you will start to like the book and enjoy reading it。 In my eyes it’s a book you have to read with brain on zero and forgetting everything you know about this world bc it is nothing alike the world from the headpersonage （and you will never figure out what that man’s name is）。But I must say that when you finish it you don’t really have an idea about what exactly you read， which is， I think so at least， the point of all of it。 It’s so bizarre and surreal that it kind of makes sense that there isn’t really a plot。It’s just like the headpersonage just exactly wrote down what happened in those few days the book is about and that’s it。 Nothing more nothing less， just describing a few days in the surreal world he lives in。 。。。more

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