In Watermelon Sugar
Richard Brautigan
If you're not already a fan of the late Richard Brautigan's work, this may not be the best one to start with. He'll force you to take too much for granted. On the other hand, if you're already up to speed on your Brautigan, this is beautiful work to read. In this place where the sun shines a different color every day, and everything is made from watermelons, the only thing we know for sure is that each person is alive and has a soul and for some, this soul is restless and roaming. It could be about the death of innocence, but in this case, the innocence is so strong that it prevails over death in the end. Now that ought to scare your parents.
