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dragon_lord's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
I was required to read this for a class project, and I can say with confidence that I will never again read a Vonnegut book. This book has no plot to speak of, and is a near-nonsensical collection of ramblings from a man I am increasingly convinced was only one minor tragedy away from committing mass murder. It is filled to the brim with problematic ideas, including a truckload of unnecessary comments on women’s bodies and appearances, several paragraphs devoted to literal racism (usually while Vonnegut talks about how totally not racist he is), a whole chapter ranting about how women belong in the kitchen, and a light sprinkling of transphobia and ableism throughout. It reads like a collection of Tumblr sh*tposts combined with a teenager’s self-insert fanfic from 2007. A lot of the book gives the same vibe as a first grader discovering a new word, so they have to put it in every paragraph they write, only instead of that word being ‘chipper’, it’s ‘ejaculate’ or ‘birth canal’. I honestly had a better time reading My Immortal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Racism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Sexual violence, and War
Minor: Ableism, Grief, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Transphobia, and Homophobia
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