Hawke's Cay is a narrative that discloses the adventures of two half-brothers and professional killers named "Gary" and "Cameron" to the reader. However, Hawke's Cay is not just a novel about the lives of two killers. It also examines the cultural change in the West towards modernity on a deeper level.

As the two fictional characters embark on a journey from Oregon to a distant city to carry out a mission, this journey gradually transforms into a search in Western history. By using various symbols and representations, the author challenges a part of the history of the United States of America.

Hawke's Cay is a Gothic Western that tears down the Western world and undermines the elements of horror and the Western one by one, similar to what happened in the novel "Babylon Revisited". It is an anti-Western book full of vices, or perhaps more accurately, a book that undermines the Western with all its elements.

Hawke's Cay, which is a combination of a Western and Gothic novel and shows a part of American culture to the reader, is a narrative written by an author who shapes it in a violent context. With a symbolic language, he transforms the lives of two killers into an exciting story that is accompanied by a satirical language. In the initial part of the book, the heroes of the story are parodied through various adventures, and such characters take shape in the final part of the book.

Just Madness

It's not just ordinary madness. It's a unique kind of madness that is rich with absurdity and hilarity. The stories and events that unfold are like a wild ride through a crazy land. Each moment is filled with unexpected twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat. The characters are larger than life, with their own quirks and idiosyncrasies that add to the overall charm. It's a world where the rules of logic and reason seem to have been thrown out the window, and anything can happen. But despite the chaos and madness, there is a certain beauty and entertainment value to it all. It's a joy to read, as it takes you on a journey that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. You can't help but be drawn in by the madness and find yourself laughing out loud at the ridiculousness of it all.

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This is a truly wonderful description. The term "Western surrealista i obscur" brings to mind a world that is both strange and captivating. It seems to combine the elements of the Western genre with a touch of the surreal and the obscure, creating a unique and interesting atmosphere.

The word "molt divertit" further emphasizes the enjoyable nature of this experience. It implies that there is a sense of fun and entertainment to be had in exploring this Western surreal and obscure world.

Perhaps it is a place where the laws of reality are bent, and the unexpected is the norm. Maybe there are strange characters and events that unfold in a way that is both confusing and exciting.

Overall, this description makes me curious to know more about this Western surrealista i obscur, molt divertit world. It sounds like a place that is full of surprises and would offer a truly unforgettable experience.

A 'gothic western' is truly the most fitting description for 'The Hawkline Monster'.

The story, although brief, manages to maintain a remarkable level of detail, a captivating storyline, and well-developed characters.

For those who are enthusiasts of gothic novels in the vein of Edgar Allan Poe, this book will无疑 prove to be a source of great enjoyment.

I devoured it over the course of two days, spending approximately three hours in total.

It is the perfect companion for a long car journey or a short flight.

One crucial word to bear in mind while reading it is 'contrast'.

The juxtaposition of different elements, such as light and dark, good and evil, creates a sense of tension and mystery that keeps the reader engaged from start to finish.

Overall, 'The Hawkline Monster' is a unique and engaging read that is well worth the time of any lover of gothic literature or westerns.

I think it was not the right decision to listen to the audio of the first work of a certain writer.

I don't understand what it was supposed to lead to.

I don't know what the story was exactly.

Was it just a pure imagination? Was that it?

Again I say the problem was probably that I listened to his audio.

If a friend gives this book two stars in his opinion, please explain it to me because I really didn't have any feeling about the book for myself.

Recently I read the book again but I don't even remember exactly what the subject was...

Overall, my experience with this book was rather disappointing. I had high hopes when I first decided to listen to the audio, but it just didn't live up to my expectations. Maybe I should have read the book in its written form instead of listening to the audio. I will have to consider this for future books by the same author.

This was a truly strange one.

It wasn't quite as amazing nor as absurd as the (actually rather spoiler-y) two-sentence summary made it seem. Nevertheless, it was still a difficult-to-describe book. It was sort of like if Hunter S. Thompson had chosen to pen a parody of a Gothic novel and a parody of a Western, yet didn't feel like bothering to write two separate novels. (And from what little I've read about Richard Brautigan, this isn't too far from the truth.)

It was also a short read, with each chapter being only about a page long. In fact, one chapter was just a single paragraph.

It was a bit less Gothic than I had been hoping for, and the monster was a touch disappointing. However, it was definitely something else entirely, anyway.

A Transitional Novel for Brautigan

This work serves as a transitional novel for Brautigan, marking a significant moment where he secures his footing for the upcoming decade, which would be his last full one. At this point, I still see my favorite Richard in the pipe, yet all the indicators of'maturation' are present.

So...

Yes, there is still rampant 'fucking' without the presence of emotional gaga-ism, but this aspect was about to be washed away like the bath water. However, don't shed any tears around me. It seems that Brautigan was on the verge of a transformation, and this novel captures that crucial stage. The themes and elements within it hint at the changes that were即将到来 in his writing and perhaps in his life as well. As we look back on this work, we can see the evolution of Brautigan and the path that led him to where he would eventually end up.

The bottom line here is that I truly desire an elephant foot umbrella holder.

This piece is yet another one of Brautigan's parodies, and it leans even more towards the absurd compared to works like Dreaming of Babylon and The Abortion. It offers an interesting journey, though. If you are willing to set aside any sense of reality you possess and just let the story carry you along, you'll find it quite engaging. Throughout the narrative, there are numerous darkly comic elements. On one extreme, you have the Frankenstein-like story of the monster overwhelming its creator. On the other end, there are two cowboys who seem unable to make up their minds between constantly having sex and fulfilling their mission, which is to defeat the aforementioned monster.

It doesn't rank at the top of my list of Brautigan's works, but it's worth reading if you're seeking some of his less straightforward and more offbeat creations. It provides a unique and somewhat twisted perspective that can be both entertaining and thought-provoking.

This is such an interesting book indeed. At first, I didn't like it at all. Somehow, the large amount of sex, and not in a romantic context, the lack of understanding of what was happening and why, all combined to create the impression that it was "not for me." But then the plot began to develop and I realized that it was at least not bad, at most - genius.

Two hired, but not very skilled killers are invited to an old mansion to kill a monster that has appeared in the world as a result of a failed experiment. But the house is also strange, full of anomalies, and the owners are strange. Everything here is strange. But how interesting it is. It's full of absurdity! But what an absurdity! So refined, so enchanting, both funny and philosophical at the same time.

The plot here is not very important (although it is definitely worthy of attention). What is more important is what lies behind it. The book is full of allusions to stupid social institutions that the author skillfully mocks. Also, what was very interesting to me was the opposition of light and shadow as good and evil. Traditionally, shadow is associated with something not very good, even with evil, while light always personifies something good. But what if it's the other way around? What if light is evil? It blinds, diverts attention. And what is shadow? Isn't it a reflection of light? Look at your shadow on a sunny day. Doesn't it repeat everything you do? Isn't shadow you?

If your mood is such that you want a story that is both light-hearted and engaging, but not cheesy and dull (now let's skip over the cover :D), then "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is extremely good. Extremely. It has both satire and a story, it is interesting in its own literary genre and has special games, and its plot is exciting. Some of the dialogues and reactions are so excellent that for a moment you want to be a bird sitting on its branch and say "Bravo, father." :)))

The reviews by Behdad and Amad were also so good that I just came and sat on their branch. :thumb:

Well, perhaps awarding this a 4-star rating is excessive, yet it's difficult for me to be so impartial about a writer whom I truly like - and who committed suicide. It would seem disrespectful.

When I was a teenager in high school, there were several writers whom my peers and I devoured with particular enthusiasm: Brautigan, Kahil Gibran, Herman Hesse, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Kurt Vonnegut, perhaps at the forefront. Maybe they all addressed spiritual quests in some way. After high school, I seemed to quickly move on from these writers, relegating them to being teenage interests and seeking out different writers to explore. Then my friend Alan Davies asked me an interview question about what I read when I was younger, and I remembered Brautigan. So, then I was at the Book Thing of Baltimore (www.bookthing.org) looking for some free books I might like, and, lo and behold, there were 2 Brautigan books I hadn't read. The timing was perfect.

I read this in just a few hours. It was such an easy read that I was somewhat astonished. The language was simple in an absurdist Hemingway sort of way. I liked the genre twist of it being a "Gothic Western". Looking over some of the other reviews for this, I suspect that many people don't really understand the origins of Gothic. I think of Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto", M.G. Lewis' "The Monk", Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", Ann Radcliffe's "The Mysteries of Udolpho", and Thomas Love Peacock's satire "Nightmare Abbey". The general trend of these novels is to have the story take place in a remote castle or stronghold of some sort where eerie, perhaps haunted, things may occur.

Brautigan's novel fits right in - in a somewhat refreshingly updated way. The sadism of "The Monk" gets replaced with the more light-hearted easy fucking of the "free love" of the 1960s transplanted into the early twentieth century. I suppose the only small problem I had with this book was that since I read it in such a short amount of time, it felt ephemeral, forgettable. I totally enjoyed it, and it was even an original read, but the easiness of it made it seem a bit too insubstantial.

According to Brautigan's Wikipedia bio: "On December 14, 1955, Brautigan was arrested for throwing a rock through a police-station window, supposedly in order to be sent to prison and fed. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and fined $25. He was then committed to the Oregon State Hospital on December 24, 1955, after police noticed patterns of erratic behavior. At the Oregon State Hospital, Brautigan was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and clinical depression and was treated with electroconvulsive therapy 12 times." That makes me angry enough to hate society even more than I already do. The bio further states that: "Generally dismissed by literary critics and increasingly abandoned by his readers, Brautigan's popularity waned throughout the late 1970s and 1980s." That makes me even sadder, since, in retrospect, I like Brautigan quite a lot and hate to think of myself as having in any way contributed to Brautigan's declining readership. What can I say? His suicide makes me wish I could change all that.

I can't even truly start to contemplate the reason why this book is so outstanding.

On one hand, it is simplicity personified; it presents ideas and stories in a straightforward manner that is easy to understand and follow.

On the other hand, it is like a large, glimmering cloud of mystery. As you read, it seems to float through your eyes and penetrate deep into your brain. And when you close the book, it is as if those mysteries turn into precious diamonds, leaving you with a sense of wonder and a desire to explore further.

So, indeed, I had a great liking for this book. It managed to combine the best of both worlds - simplicity and mystery - in a way that truly captivated my imagination and left a lasting impression on me.