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kiana_hi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: War
margeryk101's review against another edition
4.0
I really, really loved this wee novel. I've not read any Brautigan since 'In Watermelon Sugar' back when I was sixteen. A friend has lent me a stack of his books in return for my stash of Maupin books and it's taken me a while to start reading them......having read 'So the Wind Wont Blow it Away', I'm really looking forward to reading the rest.
Some of my favourite excerpts are below:
"I had been standing there so long that my tennis shoes were almost dry. They were at their half-life, which is the best time for tennis shoes. They felt as if they were truly a part of me like an extension of my soles.They were alive at the bottoms of my feet." p.4
"I wondered about his capability and desire to defend the sawmill against sawmill thieves because he looked as if he couldn't defend a marshmallow against a three year old." p.18
Some of my favourite excerpts are below:
"I had been standing there so long that my tennis shoes were almost dry. They were at their half-life, which is the best time for tennis shoes. They felt as if they were truly a part of me like an extension of my soles.They were alive at the bottoms of my feet." p.4
"I wondered about his capability and desire to defend the sawmill against sawmill thieves because he looked as if he couldn't defend a marshmallow against a three year old." p.18
decadent_and_depraved's review against another edition
5.0
So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away
Dust . . . American . . . Dust
Dust . . . American . . . Dust
shiprim's review against another edition
5.0
"1 Ağustos 1979'da burada otururken, kulağım artık var olmayan bir evin duvarına dayanmış gibi geçmişe dayalı."
Gerçekten de kulağımızı dayayıp dinliyoruz Brautigan'ın anlattıklarını. Ölümünden önceki son romanıymış bu, ve baktım biraz, yarı otobiyografikmiş. Kendisi gerçekten bir arkadaşını vurmuş ama yalnızca yaralamış. Aynı sene içinde bir başka arkadaşı bir av sırasında kazayla ölmüş. Bu ikisini birleştirmiş sanıyoruz. Neyse.
Demek istediğim, çocukluğa ait toz altında kalmış anılar, daldan dala atlanarak ancak bu kadar güzel ve hüzünlü anlatılabilir.
Toz... Amerikalı... Toz.
Gerçekten de kulağımızı dayayıp dinliyoruz Brautigan'ın anlattıklarını. Ölümünden önceki son romanıymış bu, ve baktım biraz, yarı otobiyografikmiş. Kendisi gerçekten bir arkadaşını vurmuş ama yalnızca yaralamış. Aynı sene içinde bir başka arkadaşı bir av sırasında kazayla ölmüş. Bu ikisini birleştirmiş sanıyoruz. Neyse.
Demek istediğim, çocukluğa ait toz altında kalmış anılar, daldan dala atlanarak ancak bu kadar güzel ve hüzünlü anlatılabilir.
Toz... Amerikalı... Toz.
phoebegilmore's review against another edition
3.0
"Damit der Wind nicht alles wegweht. Staub.....amerikanischer.....Staub."
Erzählt aus der (Retro-)Perspekitve eines Jungen, der an einem Teich seinen üblichen Tätigkeiten nachgeht. Richard Brautigan erzählt rückblickend über die Geschehnisse im Jugendalter. Von den Wohlfahrtswohnungen, dem angehenden Bierflaschenimperium, dem merkwürdigen Angler-Pärchen am Teich, und so einiges mehr, bis hin zu dem schicksalhaften Tag auf der Apfelplantage.
Diesem Tag auf der Apfelplantage fiebert der Leser entgegen, denn eine lang Zeit gibt es nur vereinzelt Hinweise auf diesen Tag, und was denn nicht so "schicksalhaft" daran ist.
Der Autor macht sehr interessante Zeitsprünge, die gut nachvollziehbar, aber manchmal etwas überraschend, oder eher: unerwartet, sind.
Wirklich anrührend wird das Thema "Tod" und "Sterben" durchgängig behandelt, welches schon eine (überraschend) große Rolle im Leben des jungen Hauptprotagonisten spielt.
Zu empfehlen vor allem jenen, die eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Sterblichkeit nicht scheuen.
Erzählt aus der (Retro-)Perspekitve eines Jungen, der an einem Teich seinen üblichen Tätigkeiten nachgeht. Richard Brautigan erzählt rückblickend über die Geschehnisse im Jugendalter. Von den Wohlfahrtswohnungen, dem angehenden Bierflaschenimperium, dem merkwürdigen Angler-Pärchen am Teich, und so einiges mehr, bis hin zu dem schicksalhaften Tag auf der Apfelplantage.
Diesem Tag auf der Apfelplantage fiebert der Leser entgegen, denn eine lang Zeit gibt es nur vereinzelt Hinweise auf diesen Tag, und was denn nicht so "schicksalhaft" daran ist.
Der Autor macht sehr interessante Zeitsprünge, die gut nachvollziehbar, aber manchmal etwas überraschend, oder eher: unerwartet, sind.
Wirklich anrührend wird das Thema "Tod" und "Sterben" durchgängig behandelt, welches schon eine (überraschend) große Rolle im Leben des jungen Hauptprotagonisten spielt.
Zu empfehlen vor allem jenen, die eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Sterblichkeit nicht scheuen.
rebecabrautigan's review against another edition
5.0
seriously, why even bother writing a review, you little f***ers are not going to read it anyway.
chrisb's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
cetho1301's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
spacecadetbeba's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
drifterontherun's review against another edition
2.0
Judging by the reviews, it looks like I'm the odd one out here. "So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away" just didn't do it for me. I found it hard to connect emotionally with everything Brautigan was rambling about, and maybe it was the rambling, Beat Generation-esque writing that put me off. Hard to say.
What I can say is that everything I found fun and delightful about [b:The Abortion|160588|The Abortion|Richard Brautigan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547292359l/160588._SX50_.jpg|691235] was absent here. The writing is similarly quirky, but it just doesn't serve the story as well.
This book is said to have foreshadowed Brautigan's suicide, and I suppose after the event one could believe that as Brautigan here is spouting forth about buying a gun instead of a hamburger and all that, but I wouldn't have guessed that the author was "in trouble" had I read this when it was released. Maybe in trouble of continuing to write in a fashion that was far out of style, but not like mortally so.
Disappointment and regret seem to be the two themes that crop up here most often, so it's somewhat apt that I now look back on reading this with something like disappointment and regret also.
What I can say is that everything I found fun and delightful about [b:The Abortion|160588|The Abortion|Richard Brautigan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547292359l/160588._SX50_.jpg|691235] was absent here. The writing is similarly quirky, but it just doesn't serve the story as well.
This book is said to have foreshadowed Brautigan's suicide, and I suppose after the event one could believe that as Brautigan here is spouting forth about buying a gun instead of a hamburger and all that, but I wouldn't have guessed that the author was "in trouble" had I read this when it was released. Maybe in trouble of continuing to write in a fashion that was far out of style, but not like mortally so.
Disappointment and regret seem to be the two themes that crop up here most often, so it's somewhat apt that I now look back on reading this with something like disappointment and regret also.