Richardo
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Fri Mar-28-08 07:48 AM
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Recommend unto me my next Vonnegut |
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I've read 'Slaughterhouse Five' and just finished 'Breakfast of Champions'. That's it. That's all I've read.
What's next? You tell me.
BTW: 'BoC' - I was underwhelmed overall, but enjoyed it. Some very funny parts, and a lot of it rings true today, but I'm not sure it's held up very well since the 1970s stylistically.
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Fri Mar-28-08 07:49 AM
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1. It's considered one of his lesser works, but I like "Bluebeard." nt |
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Fri Mar-28-08 05:53 PM
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10. It's my favorite, and the only book that's ever made me cry. |
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When we find out what he's been painting all along.... :cry:
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Fri Mar-28-08 07:50 AM
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2. "Welcome to the Monkey House" |
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Sun Mar-30-08 09:11 AM
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11. Absolutely. Too bad this one wasn't your first. |
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Fri Mar-28-08 07:52 AM
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3. I very much enjoyed "God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian" |
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It is a collection of essays, snips for Public Radio. A lot of Vonnegut wit.
My favorite Vonnegut was Slaughterhouse-5.
Bluebeard was pretty good, but not impressive like SH-5.
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Fri Mar-28-08 07:55 AM
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4. My favorite one was Galapagos. n/t |
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Fri Mar-28-08 07:58 AM
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5. vonnegut's best book is "sirens of titan" |
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but don't forget to read "cat's cradle"
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Fri Mar-28-08 08:01 AM
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6. Agreed on Cat's Cradle. |
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Fri Mar-28-08 08:17 AM
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8. Cats Cradle and Hocus Pocus |
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Fri Mar-28-08 08:27 AM
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9. Cat's Cradle , Mother Night and Sirens of Titan are 3 of my favorites |
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Sun Mar-30-08 10:06 AM
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12. Thanks, everyone! Looks like 'Cat's Cradle' is next, plus 'Monkey House' |
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Edited on Sun Mar-30-08 10:07 AM by Richardo
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Mon Apr-07-08 03:40 PM
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14. Sirens of Titian and God Bless You Mr. Rosewater. n/t |
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Wed Apr-09-08 04:25 PM
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15. "Mother Night" should be high on your list |
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It's a fascinating story about an American who becomes a successful propagandist and playwright in Nazi Germany but thinks of himself as a political agnostic. He and his German wife consider themselves "a nation of two," above the fray. The basic message is, "Be careful what you pretend to be." A subtext is "There's really no such thing as a political agnostic."
Check out "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater," too, about a bleeding-heart philanthropist who seems crazy to many people. MN and Rosewater are both philosophical books, and among Vonnegut's best, in my opinion.
I also like KV's collection of essays etc. called "Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons."
Actually, as you might guess from my avatar, I've enjoyed a great deal of Vonnegut's writing, and I'm really sorry he's no longer among the living. I once had the great thrill of seeing him speak. He was an old man, hobbling from an injury suffered while playing stickball with a kid in his NYC neighborhood a few days earlier.
You have many great adventures ahead as you read his books and stories - I look forward to reading your thoughts about them.
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Thu Apr-10-08 10:57 AM
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16. Wow - thank you very much |
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Fri Apr-11-08 09:29 PM
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17. I Dearly Love "Sirens Of Titan." |
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Mr. Vonnegut's essays are very good, too: "Palm Sunday," "Foma, Wampeters, & Granfalloons," "Fates Worse Than Death," & "A Man Without A Country."
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Mon Apr-14-08 10:42 AM
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Cat's Cradle
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Sirens of Titan
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