The time is 1902, the setting eastern Oregon. Magic Child, a fifteen-year-old Indian girl, wanders into the wrong whorehouse looking for the right men to kill the monster that lives in the ice caves under the basement of Miss Hawkline's yellow house. What follows is a series of wild, witty, and bizarre encounters. The book was originally published in 1974.
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Richard Brautigan's comic genius and countercultural vision of American life made him a literary idol of the 1960s and 1970s. His books became required reading for the beat generation, and Trout Fishing in America sold more than two million copies throughout the world.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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two brautigans in one day,
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This review is from: The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western (Hardcover)
between willard and his bowling trophies and the hawkline monster i didnt notice the the couple thousand kilometer trip i was making. except occasional glances.richard brautigan writes the most hilarious books ive ever read. he also writes so simply and so profoundly deep about life that you cant help but laughing perhaps crying or just doing both. if you want a good tale about monsters, twins, ghosts, sex, outlaws, and gothic houses then this is the one for you. do enjoy.
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A great, fun, sexy romp!,
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This review is from: The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western (Paperback)
Brautigan brings his trademark mixture of sex, violence, and absurdity to the western genre, and the result is a wonderful, if quick, read. Like so much of Brautigan, this book ends just when you're really enjoying it. The prose is casual and easygoing, the characters drawn with just enough ink to give them character. The plot is a tremendously goofy good time. And, of all the crazy things, a happy ending! Read it, it's loads of fun.
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One of a kind!,
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This review is from: The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western (Hardcover)
I first read this book in the '70s, shortly after it was published, and have re-read it several times. Of the four or five Brautigan novels I've read, The Hawkline Monster is my favorite; it has a goofy, Twiliight Zone-ish quality that just makes it fun to read. If you like stories that are off the beaten path, this one's for you!
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