Kate O'Shea's Reviews > The Hawkline Monster

Where do you start with a Western gothic novel? It's probably Brautigan at his surreal best.

The story is even more peculiar than usual being set around a couple of sisters who employ two gunslingers to rid them of a monster who lives in the basement of their house which has been built over ice caves. To make it more strange they believe it has killed their father who is a scientist working on a formula which may benefit the whole world.

Confused? No, not really. It does develop in the manner of a western novel with the good guys against the bad guys. Its an easy enough story to follow surprisingly. The characters are interesting and engaging. I really enjoyed it.