In Watermelon Sugar is a strange and dreamy novel by Richard Brautigan, published in 1968. It takes place in a gentle, mysterious world where almost everything is made from watermelon sugar—houses, furniture, even a dress. The story follows an unnamed narrator as he remembers his past, his lost love Margaret, and the violent trouble caused by a man named inBOIL who lives in the “Forgotten Works” outside town. The novel is not a normal story with a clear plot; it feels more like a long, beautiful, and sometimes sad poem. It explores love, loss, and the strange ways people build their lives, making it one of the most unique and unforgettable books of the 1960s counterculture.