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Hawkline Monster
Hawkline Monster
Author: Richard Brautigan
In the early days of the 20th Century, two gunslingers prowl the badlands of the American wild-west - guns for hire, professional killers whose only allegiance is to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, in the remote Dead Hills of Eastern Oregon, a mysterious Victorian mansion stands isolated from civilization. It is home to Professor Hawkline, his be...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671807474
ISBN-10: 0671807471
Publication Date: 9/1/1976
Pages: 188
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3 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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This is a strange little book. Hard to categorize. If it were a painting it would be some sort of modern art with identifiable objects but not quite representational. The writing style suits it with lean, straight-forward prose. Not sorry I read it, but I'm not too sure what I thought of it either.
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From the back of the book...

The time is 1902. The setting, eastern Oregon. The action begins when Magic Child, a fifteen-year-old Indian girl of surprising sophistication and accomplishment, wanders into the wrong whorehouse looking for the right men - the men who will kill the monster that lives in the ice caves under the basement of Miss Hawkline's cold yellow house...
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A gothic western.
devonnegess avatar reviewed Hawkline Monster on
I had to read this one for a class. I actually really enjoyed it. The language is very straightforward, which I enjoy and all the characters are very interesting. I love how things are not as they seem and it is a very quick read.


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