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by Carrie J. Knowles?
Clearly a case of terminal poetic pretentiousness, Brautigan drags his reader through the dullness of his impressions of Japan. A potentially delicious and fine subject matter, Brautigan manages to boil the Japanese broth to such a pitch that the ingredients are unrecognizable. Too bad he was so carefully dissecting each thin thought that he forgot to look at the beauty of the Japanese countryside. On reading June 30th, June 30th, one begins to wonder why he bothered to make the trip; ninety percent of the poems could have been written in the privacy of his bedroom closet. For devoted readers only.
The Booklist
September 15, 1978: 147
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