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In Watermelon Sugar

Name: In Watermelon Sugar
Author: Richard Brautigan

by Richard Brautigan

1968•Fantasy•140 pages

Taste attributes: fantasydramaromanceslowfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn original fantasy novel that is stylish, stirring and warm-hearted. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.3 / 5

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About This Book

IN WATERMELON SUGAR is a story of love and betrayal that takes place in an extraordinary environment where the sun shines a different color every day.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyDramaRomanceComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Social actionSocial conditionsSocial history

Details

Author: Richard Brautigan
Published: 1968
Pages: 140
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Source: Open Library

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