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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 *
#abolish the nuclear family, #create random extended families with silly random names
#abolish the nuclear family, #create random extended families with silly random names
This book is so much fun. I was laughing out loud. Classic Vonnegut cleverness putting such substantive satire in such an absurdly silly package. Hi Ho!
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kurt Vonnegut continues to be a very consistent, reliable and relevant author with each book I end up reading. I continue to find joy in every book I read of his.
I don't dislike this book, but out of everything I have read from Vonnegut, it's probably my least favorite so far. What I enjoy is the apocalyptic element and some of the ideas he came up for this society. A lot of those were clever and thought-provoking - the new middle names and extended family elements were very interesting. It, of course, has some funny moments, so that helps me land a 3/5 stars.
Unfortunately, I didn't really enjoy the main characters, and I found the overuse of "Hi ho" and "yes" annoying. I think that was intentional, but nonetheless, I didn't really enjoy reading it as much due to that. The story itself also just was not my favorite from Vonnegut. I honestly liked his intro more than the rest of the book. I just never found myself all that excited to keep reading, which is how I usually feel with a Vonnegut book.
Vonnegut himself gave his book a D (tied for lowest score along with Wanda June). I am with him there. It's not junk, but I would hate for anyone to start with this if they weren't already a fan of his. Just not his best work, and one that I think you could probably skip if you're reading through his works.
Unfortunately, I didn't really enjoy the main characters, and I found the overuse of "Hi ho" and "yes" annoying. I think that was intentional, but nonetheless, I didn't really enjoy reading it as much due to that. The story itself also just was not my favorite from Vonnegut. I honestly liked his intro more than the rest of the book. I just never found myself all that excited to keep reading, which is how I usually feel with a Vonnegut book.
Vonnegut himself gave his book a D (tied for lowest score along with Wanda June). I am with him there. It's not junk, but I would hate for anyone to start with this if they weren't already a fan of his. Just not his best work, and one that I think you could probably skip if you're reading through his works.
Perhaps I would have enjoyed this book more had I read it later on in my Vonnegut experience, but I don't recall any of the social parallels evident in most of his other books; this was mostly nonsensical to my virgin eyes. This is almost certainly due to my inexperience as a reader, and so I may very well return to this book some time down the road.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No