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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
funny
reflective
Not my favorite Vonnegut book, but it's Vonnegut, and he has pretty much ruined me for any other authors because he is just so flipping awesome. So...this should probably be a 5 rating, but I give it a 4 compared to other Vonnegut books.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Damn.
This was such a weird book. Part fiction, part....memoir maybe? Damn.
Some parts are a bit outdated, but some......it's hard to believe it's still relevant now....it HURTS that it's relevant now.
I dunno. I love Vonnegut, maybe more
This was such a weird book. Part fiction, part....memoir maybe? Damn.
Some parts are a bit outdated, but some......it's hard to believe it's still relevant now....it HURTS that it's relevant now.
I dunno. I love Vonnegut, maybe more
Forgot how autobiographical this one was until I re-read it after watching the Vonnegut documentary.
really incredible book. you can tell vonnegut is just kind of letting it all out and it really pays off. such a fun read with some incredible nuggets of wisdom
The sci-fi conceit of a Timequake is so compelling, it's a shame the book doesn't spend more time dealing with the implications of free will and time travel paradoxes. The book plays more like a sampling of Vonnegut's assorted thoughts and ideas with only the flimsiest framing device than a conventional novel. Even so, Vonnegut's words are so delightful it's worth reading just for the quotes in isolation.
Memorable quotes
If there is a god he sure hates people that’s all I can say
People don't change. People don't learn anything from their mistakes and don't apologize.
Artists are people who say "I can't fix my country or my state or my city or even my marriage but by golly I can make this square of canvass exactly what it ought to be"
Jack the dripper, Jackson Pollack, who couldn't draw for sour apples
Pictures are famous for their humanness, not for their pictureness
Humanists try to behave decently and honorably without any expectation of reward or punishment in the afterlife.
We serve as well as we can the highest abstraction we have - our community
I like to sleep ... It's no bad thing to want sleep for everyone as an afterlife. I see no need up in the sky for more torture chambers and bingo games.
We are here to help each other get through this thing. Whatever it is. (Also quoted in another book)
You were sick, but now you’re well again. And there’s work to do.
- Kilgore’s Creed
Memorable quotes
If there is a god he sure hates people that’s all I can say
People don't change. People don't learn anything from their mistakes and don't apologize.
Artists are people who say "I can't fix my country or my state or my city or even my marriage but by golly I can make this square of canvass exactly what it ought to be"
Jack the dripper, Jackson Pollack, who couldn't draw for sour apples
Pictures are famous for their humanness, not for their pictureness
Humanists try to behave decently and honorably without any expectation of reward or punishment in the afterlife.
We serve as well as we can the highest abstraction we have - our community
I like to sleep ... It's no bad thing to want sleep for everyone as an afterlife. I see no need up in the sky for more torture chambers and bingo games.
We are here to help each other get through this thing. Whatever it is. (Also quoted in another book)
You were sick, but now you’re well again. And there’s work to do.
- Kilgore’s Creed