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mark_von_oink's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
peter_gagne's review against another edition
I forgot how much I love Kurt Vonnegut's writing. This book was a great way to re-connect. Buy it. Read it. Love it.
richlizzard's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
bi4ncvx's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
heidisreads's review against another edition
5.0
This is Vonnegut's last work. After reading this, I officially (and sadly) had to say good bye. I savored every page of this book -- from the illustrations to the short stories and speeches. "The Commander's Desk" is my favorite here.
donnaadouglas's review against another edition
4.0
It's been so refreshing to read a collection of short stories. I can't remember the last time I did that. The fact that the stories were all connected by the common theme of war, inspired by Vonnegut's own experiences fighting in Europe, and as a POW in Dresden, where he witnessed the city's horrific firebombing, interested me all the more. I've been a WWII geek for a few years now, and I find war literature to be generally fascinating and chillingly beautiful.
Vonnegut's own unique vision blends well with visceral realism, and I feel that this makes his message even more hard-hitting: war sucks, ok!?!
This was my introduction to Vonnegut. I've been wanting to read something by him for a long time now, and going by 'Armageddon in Retrospect', I'm definitely going to read more!
QUOTATIONS I LIKED
"It is with some regret that I here besmirch the nobility of our airmen, but boys, you killed an appalling lot of women and children."
"Dresden, a beautiful city, built in the art spirit, symbol of an admirable heritage, so anti-Nazi that Hitler visited it but twice during his whole reign, food and hospital center so bitterly needed now - plowed under and salt strewn in the furrows."
Vonnegut's own unique vision blends well with visceral realism, and I feel that this makes his message even more hard-hitting: war sucks, ok!?!
This was my introduction to Vonnegut. I've been wanting to read something by him for a long time now, and going by 'Armageddon in Retrospect', I'm definitely going to read more!
QUOTATIONS I LIKED
"It is with some regret that I here besmirch the nobility of our airmen, but boys, you killed an appalling lot of women and children."
"Dresden, a beautiful city, built in the art spirit, symbol of an admirable heritage, so anti-Nazi that Hitler visited it but twice during his whole reign, food and hospital center so bitterly needed now - plowed under and salt strewn in the furrows."
deekabee's review against another edition
4.0
This book is hilarious in places and can bring you to tears in others. It is ALL Vonnegut! Through the pages in this book one can truly see that Vonnegut's time spent as a POW in Germany during WWII defined who he was thereafter. This is a must read for those that want to understand the man better.