Category Archives: Vonnegut Marathon

Reading Report

Posted on 04/12/2014 by chick

I got a little crazy for a while and ordered more books from the library than I could possibly read. I tried hard, but it wasn’t enough. I had to send a few back unread, including The Last Days of … Continue reading →

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Double Feature

Posted on 08/18/2009 by chick

Looking back over my old blog posts, I find that I miss the Vonnegut Marathon and Sunday Stories. I’d like to bring those features back in some way. I don’t know if I’ll have the time, though. I suppose I … Continue reading →

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Vonnegut Returns

Posted on 06/07/2008 by chick

Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Grade: B+ I’m including the Vonnegut Marathon as a category for this post, but before anyone accuses me of overlooking this book during the marathon, let me quickly point out that this … Continue reading →

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The Very Last

Posted on 05/18/2008 by chick

It is with both sadness and relief that I write about the last book from the Vonnegut Marathon. Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut Grade: A- In Timequake, a hiccup in the expansion of the universe sets time back by ten years. … Continue reading →

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Second-to-Last

Posted on 05/06/2008 by chick

Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut Grade: B Hocus Pocus is the story of a Vietnam War veteran who, after the war, becomes a physics teacher at a college for the rich but academically challenged. The school is invaded by an … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Grampa

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

I invented the Vonnegut Marathon partly as a way of symbolically honoring my grandfather. Now that the race is over, I feel like I did them both justice. The irony is that my grandfather was nothing like Vonnegut. He probably … Continue reading →

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The Race Is Over

Posted on 04/12/2008 by chick

I did it! I finished the marathon on time. I read the last sentence of Timequake on April 11th at 11:55 (with 5 minutes to spare!). I’ll tell you about Hocus Pocus and Timequake later, after I’ve gotten some much-needed … Continue reading →

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Down to the Wire

Posted on 04/10/2008 by chick

I don’t know if I’m going to finish the Vonnegut Marathon on time. I’m almost done with Hocus Pocus, but then I have only tonight and tomorrow to read Timequake. Under the best circumstance, I could manage it, but with … Continue reading →

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Imperiled Goals

Posted on 04/06/2008 by chick

We are approaching the one-year anniversary of the day I started blogging, and looking over past posts, I’m disappointed by the number of goals I have failed to reach. Two of my remaining goals—to read all 14 of Vonnegut’s novels … Continue reading →

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Not Too Late

Posted on 03/18/2008 by chick

If you want to join in the Vonnegut Marathon, it’s not too late. There’s still time to run a leg or two, and that’s better than nothing. You have only to look at my Book Love page to see which … Continue reading →

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