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dangab20's review against another edition
3.0
Hace unas semanas atrás mientras escuchaba Fine Line, el álbum de Harry Styles, uno de mis artistas favoritos por cierto, me topé con una lista de 5 libros que él recomienda leer. Y hubo uno que me llamó tanto la atención que dije "ah, no, esta tiene que ser mi siguiente lectura".
Se trataba de "En azucar de sandía" de Richard Brautigan, cuyo nombre en inglés es "In watermelon sugar" (si, así como la canción de Harry). La historia se desarrolla en yoMuerte, una comuna hippie y rural donde se respira paz, tranquilidad y mucha hermandad. Allí el protagonista, de quien no sabemos su nombre, nos cuenta cómo es vivir en esta comuna, nos presenta a sus habitantes y a sus más cercanos amigos y nos revela los sangrientos hechos que rompieron con la tranquila monotonía de yoMuerte.
A pesar que el libro se compone de capítulos cortos y de un lenguaje sencillo y hermoso, la historia me resultó un poco rara y surrealista, al punto que tuve que releerla. Gracias a ello entendí que la trama no es lo importante en este libro, sino las descripciones del lugar y de la convivencia entre sus pobladores. Y lo que más terminé disfrutando fue aquella vibra relajada que transmiten sus personajes.
Se trataba de "En azucar de sandía" de Richard Brautigan, cuyo nombre en inglés es "In watermelon sugar" (si, así como la canción de Harry). La historia se desarrolla en yoMuerte, una comuna hippie y rural donde se respira paz, tranquilidad y mucha hermandad. Allí el protagonista, de quien no sabemos su nombre, nos cuenta cómo es vivir en esta comuna, nos presenta a sus habitantes y a sus más cercanos amigos y nos revela los sangrientos hechos que rompieron con la tranquila monotonía de yoMuerte.
A pesar que el libro se compone de capítulos cortos y de un lenguaje sencillo y hermoso, la historia me resultó un poco rara y surrealista, al punto que tuve que releerla. Gracias a ello entendí que la trama no es lo importante en este libro, sino las descripciones del lugar y de la convivencia entre sus pobladores. Y lo que más terminé disfrutando fue aquella vibra relajada que transmiten sus personajes.
jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
Trippy little book. I needed some time to process this a bit more before I could post my thoughts on this one... I am thinking my rating on this hovers somewhere between a 3 and a 4.
iDeath is a gathering house at a commune after society as we know it has fallen. Lots of stuff at this commune is made from watermelon sugar (hence the title) and there are frequent mentions of watermelon sugar. The unnamed narrator lives in a shack outside of iDeath but is frequently at iDeath to meet with others and to work on writing his book. Outside of town is The Forgotten Works where all the forgotten things lay piled up for endless miles.
The book never comes out directly and says what happened to society as we know it but the narrator mentions that only 30-something books have been written in the past 200 years and how a lot of the older books had been burned for fuel. So, we can discern that this is in a time after SOMETHING has occurred.
The writing is stream of consciousness and I can tell it is written by a 60's beat poet...It definitely has that feel. Lots of mentions of watermelon sugar and reflections on the color of the sun. Maybe if I mention watermelon sugar a few more times in this review, it will have more in common with the book. :) I like post apocalyptic society books so I enjoyed that aspect but overall the book was a bit much for me.
This book counts toward the Popsugar 2020 Challenge Task #24: A book with just words on the cover; no graphics or images.
iDeath is a gathering house at a commune after society as we know it has fallen. Lots of stuff at this commune is made from watermelon sugar (hence the title) and there are frequent mentions of watermelon sugar. The unnamed narrator lives in a shack outside of iDeath but is frequently at iDeath to meet with others and to work on writing his book. Outside of town is The Forgotten Works where all the forgotten things lay piled up for endless miles.
The book never comes out directly and says what happened to society as we know it but the narrator mentions that only 30-something books have been written in the past 200 years and how a lot of the older books had been burned for fuel. So, we can discern that this is in a time after SOMETHING has occurred.
The writing is stream of consciousness and I can tell it is written by a 60's beat poet...It definitely has that feel. Lots of mentions of watermelon sugar and reflections on the color of the sun. Maybe if I mention watermelon sugar a few more times in this review, it will have more in common with the book. :) I like post apocalyptic society books so I enjoyed that aspect but overall the book was a bit much for me.
This book counts toward the Popsugar 2020 Challenge Task #24: A book with just words on the cover; no graphics or images.
nkotek's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
yepvictoria's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
mrshoney1's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
livrawds's review against another edition
5.0
It was so very strange so very ambiguous and a weird dystopian but strangely for how short it is built a good world and lore with complex characters and relationships and it had a certain darkness too it and it was very different from anything I have read but it made perfect sense to me and the writing and the simplicity of this complex weird story is just amazing and some of the writing and quotes in here are just brilliant I would definitely recommend for a starter in classics very easy to follow I loved it
emmacmpbell's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
unwall's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25