"A" is for Abortion

Now now, don't get worried. This is a novel. Abortion by Richard Brautigan was a quick read despite it's 200 some pages. It's a bit confusing because on one hand, it's a short story, but it contains 6 books, each of which have their own chapters.

It's obvious from reading this that Richard Brautigan is a poet. This story, set in first person, was written in 1971 and centers around (you guessed it) an abortion. The plot, though made interesting by the writing style, was somewhat empty, and once again we have a book where everything is conveniently wrapped up in the last few pages.

Best quote from the book: “He looked as if he had been beaten to death with a wine bottle, but by doing it with the contents of the bottle.”

I give this book a 2. It's back to the library for me.

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