A novel which is both playful and serious, hilarious and melancholy. It takes a journey which starts at the foot of the Benjamin Franklin statue in Washington Square, San Francisco, and wanders through the wonders of America's rural waterways.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Trout Fishing in America (Mass Market Paperback)
What a strange, strange book. Don't know how to classify this thing -- it's not a novel, not a string of related short stories, not nonfiction. And what about the style? It's kind of like magical realism, but not really.Trout Fishing is one of those works that you end up describing in a circumscribed, roundabout, what-it's-not kind of way. The title of the book is used many times over -- "Trout Fishing in America Shorty"; "Trout Fishing in America Terrorists". And Brautigan seems to love scatalogical references, many of the hilarious chapters talking about outhouses and toilets. I can't help but to think that this work is the result of being under some external influence, i.e., drugs or alcohol, probably the latter since Brautigan was known to be a boozer. One thing for sure, I've never come across a work like this, and I'm not sure if I ever will. I'm not exactly sure what I was supposed to "get" out of this book, but it sure was an enjoyable read. Brautigan's concent may be strangely warped, but his writing is clean, crip, and sometimes quite beautiful. The best chapters: Red Lip The Kool-Aid Wino Trout Fishing in America Terrorists The Shipping of Trout Fishing in American Shorty to Nelson Algren The Hunchback Trout Room 208, Hotel Trout Fishing in America Trout Fishing on the Street of Eternity Footnote Chapter to "Red Lip" The Cleveland Wrecking Yard
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A small book of amazing proportions,
By Nicole (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Trout Fishing in America (Mass Market Paperback)
I first read this book in the ninth grade and felt that it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. A book of beauty, hilarity, poetry, and fishing; it's a mood, a song, a lazy afternoon by the Tom Martin creek. Some favorite quotes:"I remember mistaking an old woman for a trout stream in Vermont, and I had to beg her pardon. 'Excuse me,' I said. 'I thought you were a trout stream.' 'I'm not,' she said." "'F__k you,' I said to the outhouse. 'All I want is a ride down the river.'" "We watched the first-grader walk away with 'Trout fishing in America' written on his back. It looked good and seemed quite natural and pleasing to the eye that a first grader should have 'Trout fishing in America' written in chalk on his back." " 'Quick, let's hide behind these garbage cans.'" "He was careful to see that the jar did not overflow and the precious Kool-Aid spill out onto the ground. When the jar was full he turned the water off with a sudden but delicate motion like a famous brain surgeon removing a disordered portion of the imagination." what else can be said.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
trophy trout,
By e.m.wisser (nazareth,pa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Trout Fishing in America (Mass Market Paperback)
the title describes the style. brautigan would cast his line in and pull out an interesting specimen;each time holding it in the sunlight for us to see it's glistening body. each short chapter in this cunningly crafted book is like that. brautigan's use of the english language was imaginative and pure. his observations are refreshing,sometimes madcap,sometimes surprisingly poignant but always originating in left field. there is nobody quite like brautigan;an original in every way. don't be fooled by those who would consign him to a specific era;for his work, especially this book,is timeless.
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