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July 15,2025
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I can't give a specific opinion. I read the book very disjointedly. But probably the authors themselves also wrote the book in this way. Disjointedly, thanking the GMPC company for creating that 160-page booklet.

Overall, it was confusing, and well, everything interesting is confusing.
July 15,2025
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It has been more than a year since no new event has occurred in my life. Perhaps it is because in order to complete the tasks at hand, I have fallen behind and need a lot of time. My heart these days is like a place on the moon where the physical conditions are such that the ice cubes used to hold the lanterns never melt.

What kind of events are going to happen in my life?

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This book is the latest work of Richard Brautigan. It was written two years before his death and is more in the form of a travelogue, describing several months of his life. Of course, this work was published sixteen years after the author's death.

The beautiful text of the work, despite its simplicity, attests to the ability and delicacy within the author.
July 15,2025
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The first Brautigan book I read

Its persistent annoyance and comic sleepiness appealed to me. I liked his comparison of the past to marble, really, so cold and hard bzzzzz. I was only taken aback by him skipping my birthday in the history, even resented it. And Hampstead... it's very high on the list of places I want to go in the world.

But it must be read in its own language. That awareness that came after ordering 12 books, Kerizler Holding

Credit applauses for the famous director Ege Eren.
July 15,2025
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Adding the book "In the Ruins of Babel" to my reading list became an excuse for writing a review about this work.

I remember three years ago, when I was in the student dormitory. Due to extreme boredom and lack of books, I went to the basement library of the campus. Of course, most of its books were specialized books of different fields, and the few novels there were limited to classic works or very unknown and abandoned books that had been donated.

Of course, according to my usual habit, like an insect attracted to light, wherever I see a library, regardless of what books are in that library and what kind of environment it has, I have made it my haven for the times when I was bored.

In fact, most of the times when I didn't go out and had nothing to do, I would go there and wander among the shelves for a while.

In describing that library, I should say that it was managed in an open-shelf manner and consisted of a crowded space of about 100 square meters. On the right side were the bookshelves, and on the left side were some wooden tables and chairs for sitting.

The dim yellow-orange light shone on the shelves, tables, and chairs, giving a sleepy and secluded feeling to people.

The musty smell of books also always filled people's minds.

Of course, in describing the charming space there, it should not be left unsaid that a part of the left corner was dedicated to a table and a desk with a lot of papers and waste, which was used by the librarian there. Most of the time, due to the extreme emptiness of the library, he would close it and leave, which of course caused my strong protest (I think I was the only student using that library). This also led to the fact that at the end of the academic term, he took his revenge on me in the worst way.

In short, one day, I went to the library and among the limited number of novels in front of me, I chose this book and went upstairs to my room. I lay down on the bed and started reading.

The more I read, the more I was captivated.

The author's flowery pen and that even more flowery style in describing and expanding the subject only made me constantly ask myself when it would end. (At that time, I wasn't smart enough to be able to put down a book halfway.) In short, as soon as I finished, I immediately went to the library to return it and burned my hand so that I would never pick up this person's flowery book again.

Until just last week, when I went to my favorite bookstore and the seller, who was even more interesting than the bookstore, strongly insisted on buying the book "In the Ruins of Babel" by this author. Of course, in the end, I was smart and with experience, I bought the book on the condition of return if I didn't like it.

And reading it reminded me of that memory and writing these lines, and of course, it was a big lesson that I should never ignore the burned place regarding authors.
July 15,2025
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My very first encounter with a Richard Brautigan book was an absolute delight. I truly loved it.

I vividly remember that my sister owned "Trout Fishing in America". At that time, I was so young that whenever I picked it up and browsed through it, I couldn't help but wonder why it wasn't a practical how-to book on going up to Gross and catching trout.

This particular book is extremely quirky. It delves into some serious subjects, yet I have a profound affection for the meandering of Brautigan's main character's mind. As he contemplates numerous things and comes up with an abundance of hilarious scenarios, it's truly captivating. It's not strictly chronological; although the main character attempts to make it so, it simply doesn't pan out that way. The book had a very strong autobiographical feel to it, but I'm not entirely certain if it actually is. After reading it, I checked it out online, yet I never quite managed to figure that aspect out.

I adored the mentions of Colorado, Denver, and Boulder. I craved more! Without a doubt, I will explore some more of Brautigan's books in the future.
July 15,2025
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July 15,2025
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Richard Brautigan's posthumous novel, with a subtitle that attempts to offer some clue about its style and content, presents a unique literary experience.

It's described as a journey that might assist readers in understanding it better than the rather convoluted description of "it's sort of a calendar map conversation with himself where he steadfastly avoids discussing the important and painful subjects he intended talking about." However, perhaps that description truly encapsulates it all.

"An Unfortunate Woman" is the fourth journey readers take with Brautigan, and it's both pure Brautigan and yet completely different from the previous three. This time, he plays with tenses, alternating between first and third person. His paragraphs are long-winded, often about his avoidance of the main subject and lacking in real content. His fictional surrogate is cynical and frequently loses his train of thought. Nevertheless, the tone, sentence structure, and word choice mark this as another classic from Brautigan's off-kilter mind.

In 1982, he's still experimenting with literary genres, this time using the travel journal and memoir format. He writes about an old man coming to terms with the end of his life as those important to him die or drift away, and his confusion over the changing world. He writes about various things like chickens, deer, spiders, wine, whiskey, snow, electrical storms, spaghetti sauce, and the finding of a single woman's shoe. But he can't bring himself to mention his friend who committed suicide by hanging or the friend who is dying of cancer. He visits cemeteries in Hawaii and discusses the impact of urban sprawl on nature. He's the ultimate unreliable narrator, seemingly deceiving both himself and his devoted readers.

The more one reads Brautigan, the more impressed they become. He's much more than just a beat writer. He transcends all labels and deserves to be remembered as a great of 20th Century literature.
July 15,2025
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A few years ago, I used to read it, but I couldn't remember. Then I bought the second copy, and someone had automatically drawn black pictures of the events in the story as well. This made it more attractive and a bit scarier too.

It's interesting how a simple addition like those black pictures could change the whole reading experience. They added a new dimension to the story, making it come alive in a different way. Instead of just imagining the scenes in my mind, I could now see them visually represented in those pictures.

Sometimes, small details like this can have a big impact. It makes me wonder what other ways there are to enhance the reading experience. Maybe adding different colors, or using different fonts, or even including interactive elements could make a story even more engaging and memorable.

July 15,2025
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Kelmat-e gol haye stn az hech.


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Hossein nesh azar baraye hameh budanate mersi.


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Now Richard, you were also denying science fiction. Where in those 160 pages did you do that? Apparently you did it too :@:@:@:@:@:@

July 15,2025
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I finally picked this book off the shelf after buying it at Food For Thought Books in Amherst twelve years ago. Since then, I've lived in almost twelve places. The subject of the novel being a calendar map of the narrator's travels has a certain consistency. The movement can be dizzying. There is a commentary in that, about the constant movement through space and time. Despite the careful descriptions that particularize places, there is a sameness. And the two central deaths, the suicide in the past and the impending cancer death in the present, highlight Brautigan's attempt at riding two horses at the same time and his awareness of the impossibility of even controlling one. The humor and casualness of the storytelling is a treasure. It makes the reading experience not only engaging but also thought-provoking. The author's ability to blend different elements such as travel, death, and humor in a seamless way is truly remarkable. This book has become a part of my life, and I keep coming back to it whenever I need a dose of inspiration or a reminder of the beauty and complexity of life.

July 15,2025
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A great composition of travel stories!


Brautigan makes a reference to Euripides in the book. However, we are unable to precisely establish connections with the book itself.


This is not merely a book about an unfortunate woman. Instead, it pertains to many individuals who are unable to live as depicted in the stories.


Tragically, Brautigan commits suicide subsequent to writing 'An Unfortunate Woman'.


Nevertheless, we can still enjoy the works of Brautigan. His unique writing style and the vividness of his descriptions can transport us to different places and introduce us to various characters and their experiences.


Although his life ended in a sad way, his literary contributions will always be remembered and cherished by readers around the world.

July 15,2025
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I wanted to call you no matter what, but this was completely impossible because your friend had called me before and said that you had passed away on Friday.

There is no such thing as a desirable kamal. If there is a desirable kamal, it is probably like the huge black and empty craters that astronauts have recently discovered. When there is nothing, how can there be a possibility of an error?

However, traveling does not simplify life. A person can only hope for a happy journey and hope to understand to some extent the few events that occur during the journey and that he cannot change their direction.

I don't have enough money to make my emotional life complicated. I had a simple emotional life, and in most cases, when my emotional life is simple, it means that I don't have an emotional life at all. I try to be indifferent to emotional problems, but problems keep popping up, and on those long sleepless nights, I ask myself what has happened that I have lost control of the basic things that are related to the heart?

Until that day, his condition had not been so bad. It was as if the elevator of hell for sinners had fallen in his life and left a hole in his soul.

After a long time, he started to cry. I listened carefully and understandingly to the words that no one wants to hear and that are of no use to anyone. Such words cannot cure the pain of anyone, and their only characteristic is that a vast emptiness called incurable comes into being. What could I do? Except that I was his friend and listened... and listened... and listened... and listened... and listened... and listened until finally the elevator of hell also fell in my soul. We needed a strange balance that only someone like Kafka could create to understand which situation was worse. Mine or his.

If Kafka's balance exists, it measures our lives with more or less equal units.
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