books by Kurt Vonnegut

books by Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

Putnam Adult, 2008

Interesting Insight into Vonnegut's Mind
Understandably, Vonnegut is highly anti-war/violence. He provides interesting points through his metaphorical stories. Vonnegut throws in several emotions, varying from humor to depression, most of which the stories are individually tailored to. Overall these were ...

Galapagos (Delta Fiction)

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

Find yourself rethinking the obvious and loving it.
When reading Vonnegut, I find myself rethinking subjects I pass over in day-to-day life without a second thought. It makes me feel enlightened, like I have some unique perspective on the world. In reality, the only credit I deserve is for my choice of reading material. ...

Player Piano

Kurt Vonnegut

The Dial Press, 1999

A stellar debut for Vonnegut
The great Kurt Vonnegut's first novel is, well, great. This was nothing short of excellent; a strong cast of characters and a vividly imagined world, yes, but where Player Piano really shines is in its rich social commentary. In this world, America has established a ...

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

"So it goes....."
Slaughterhouse Five is the sad tale of Allied firebombing of Dresden, Germany during the Second World War. The Dresden bombing caused nearly the same number of deaths as the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. This novel is based on Kurt Vonnegut's own war ...

Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

A Dark Novel with a Valuable Moral Lesson
~Mother Night~ by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a dark novel set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany initially in the 1930s. An American expatriate living abroad Howard W. Campbell, Jr. marries a German woman Helga, and works as a playwright in Germany. But a dark cloud looms ...

Welcome to the Monkey House

Kurt Vonnegut

The Dial Press, 1998

The year was 2007, and no one read short stories anymore...
Once ubiquitous as sitcoms, the short story has almost become an endangered species. The genre now barely ekes out an existence in obscure literary journals. That's too bad, because one read of "Welcome to The Monkey House" reveals just what short stories can do. From ...

A Man Without a Country

Kurt Vonnegut

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Vonnegut Never Fails
"A Man Without A Country" is a must read for anyone who loves Mr. Vonnegut. It is a collection of short essays and writings published 2 years before his death. Written in true Vonnegut fashion, I believe he is on point with his satire and knowledge of the world more ...

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut

The Dial Press, 1998

The Meaning of Life....
How does one even begin describing this book? Can you even sum up the plot and do it justice? Talk of Malachi and his adventures/mishaps or Beatrice... Do we follow Roomford as he appears and disappears as the earth rotates? Do we talk about the invasion from Mars? ...

Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

Breakfast Of Champions
Breakfast Of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut ***** Breakfast Of Champions is satire at it's all time best, and Breakfast of Champions is Kurt Vonnegut's all time best, the only other novel of his to even come close is Slaughterhouse-Five. Which is a must read. But as I ...

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

Dell Publishing, 1998

As relevant today as it was in the past
The 60's paranoia doesn't get more sharp, more funny and more smart than Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle". But, unfortunately, this portray is still somehow up to date than ever. Published early in that decade, this novel concerns on the fear of a chemical war and the ...

Bluebeard (Delta Fiction)

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1998

A Thrill for both my Meat and Soul!
While Breakfast of Champions remains my all time favorite, Bluebeard ranks a close second. The story is a witty and poignant autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, a WWII vet and artist friend of Abstract Expressionists like Jackson Pollock. In a way that it seems only ...

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1998

It's hard to critique Vonnegut
Vonnegut is one of those genius writers that you can't help but love. "Slaughterhouse 5" was my first venture into the realm of Vonnegut, but I have to say that I think I enjoyed this tale much more. Perhaps because the topic is closer to my heart, or perhaps I was ...

God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Washington Square Press, 2001

Round Trips
The zany straight shooter, Vonnegut, had Dr. Kevorkian arrange for "near death experiences", round trips to the pearly gates, where he was free to interview whoever he pleased, such as John Brown, Louis Armstrong, Shakespeare, Adolf Hitler, and Sir Isaac Newton. All ...

Timequake

Kurt Vonnegut

Berkley Trade, 1998

Coda
With "Timequake", Vonnegut's final novel, he is clearly looking backward. When the universe stops expanding, everyone on the planet is forced to relive the last ten years of their life exactly as it had been before. Although this clearly ties in with Vonnegut's common ...

Jailbird

Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

All History is Gossip
Poor Walter F. Starbuck. He should have been a servant to those who make history because he certainly wasn't any good at participating in history. He serves a short sentence for being in the general vicinty during the Watergate mess. His crime seems to have been ...