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Category Archives: Vonnegut Marathon
Breakfast with Vonnegut
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Grade: B Breakfast of Champions is my least favorite Vonnegut novel so far. He said in the book that he was trying to clear his head, and the novel came off as deeply personal, … Continue reading
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Marathon Reading
I’m the only one running in the Vonnegut Marathon. If I don’t finish, no one will, but I’ve fallen behind. To catch up, I’m going to read several novels back-to-back. I’m reading Breakfast of Champions now and have both Slapstick … Continue reading
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Still Good
I finished reading Slaughterhouse-Five last night. Grade: A+ Slaughterhouse-Five hit me differently this time, but it’s still good. In fact, if I were to try something as crazy as making a top 10 book list, Slaughterhouse-Five would almost certainly be … Continue reading
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Kilgore Trout Rules
My favorite quote from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: [The ex-con] was a quiet, cynical, resentful man. He had never thanked Eliot for anything. Eliot was neither hurt nor startled. He was used to ingratitude. One of his favorite Kilgore … Continue reading
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
“That’s one of the troubles with this country,” said the Senator. “The Madison Avenue people have made us all more alarmed about our own armpits than about Russia, China and Cuba combined.”—excerpt from God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt … Continue reading
Vonnewho?
“What can any one person do?” he said. “Each person does a little something,” I said, “and there you are.” He sighed heavily. “It all adds up,” he said. “People don’t realize.” –excerpt from Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Just … Continue reading
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Beware the Granfalloons
Since I’ve never heard the word granfalloon outside of Cat’s Cradle, I have to assume it never caught on, which is too bad. I don’t know of any word that means quite the same thing. Vonnegut defined a granfalloon as … Continue reading
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Four Down
Four down and ten to go in the Vonnegut Marathon. Next up is God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. I think I’ll start it at the beginning of August. I read this book a few years ago, but I don’t remember … Continue reading
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Cat’s Cradle
Wow! Cat’s Cradle is just as good now as it was all those years ago. Grade: A+ Cat’s Cradle is a very fast read. I got through it in two nights. I was surprised at how much I remembered, including … Continue reading
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The Marathon Continues
The next leg of the Vonnegut marathon is Cat’s Cradle, which I plan to start in a couple of weeks. I read this book in college and enjoyed it immensely. I’m looking forward to reading it again. For once, I … Continue reading
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