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This thread is dedicated to one of the most brilliant satirical humorists and phillosophers ever to put pen to paper: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.


He has brought tears of laughter while complimenting people for their short-comings, making us all feel like fools in the most enjoyable way possible.

He has written such classics as Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, Player Piano, Sirens of Titan, and countless others. Not only that, but he has had his work published since the mid-sixties all the way to 1997, when he released Timequake.

What are your thoughts on Vonnegut?

I've only read one book by this author so far - it was Cat's Cradle. Kind of... twisted, I would say. I really enjoyed it, though. Vonnegut's writing carries the kind of style I like most - not overpacked with detail, quite simple, full of hidden humour. The story was pretty grotesque but alegories are ok, as long as they're not overdone (like in some books by A. Camus... I respect him a lot, I really do, but some of his works make me wonder if he'd thought all of his readers were going to be complete idiots?). To convey not-so-shallow philosophy with absurd which is actually absurd (and not some crazy crack) is not an every-day ability. Vonnegut seems to have it.

I've never read a book by him before but I read the short story harrison bergeron in grade 10 english but I wasn't too fond. I started to read hocus pocus yesterday and so far I love it. I have heard only good things about him

Kurt Vonnegut was one of the authors (along with Joseph Heller) that got me into post-modernism. Cats Cradle is one of my favorites, but I also like The Sirens of Titan, especially the "Rented a Tent" chant. Vonnegut's sardonic humor really tickles the ivories, but he can sometimes be too pessemistic for my tastes.

Also, buying his books in bookstores can be very expensive.

After discovering The Sirens of Titan in the back of my Mom's book shelf I've been hooked. Kurt Vonnegut's work is superb; the stories are always very interesting. He is by far one of my favorite authors.

i love everything i've read by him, but player piano was by far my favorite.
it was one of those books where i read the last page and then turned it over and read the first page again. i don't think i put the book down for literally 24 hours, until i had read it through twice.