561 reviews for:

Timequake

Kurt Vonnegut

3.68 AVERAGE

sandy_puddleglum's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny hopeful reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

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Vonnegut at his cynical best. A book about how storytelling can help save us all, free will, and classic Vonnegut humour throughout.

britt_brooke's review against another edition

4.0

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"Ting-a-ling, motherfucker.” - Kilgore Trout

This semi-autobiographical “stew” is kind of bonkers, but I liked it. A must read for established fans.

nataliedallaire's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

zwwwp's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cameroncarriglio's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yung_weasel_reads's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

jon47's review against another edition

3.0

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More random and autobiographical than previous works, his only penalty is his fantastic body of work to build on prior to writing this.

exposedprose's review against another edition

3.75

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Quite a strange book, I felt like I never really got a handle on how much of it was fiction and how much was fully just anecdotes from Vonnegut's actual life, but it made me laugh/smile so much that I have to give it a good rating. Also there's an incredible passage in here about the nature and purpose of art that I really loved

beafedez's review against another edition

2.0

funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

ecdahl's review against another edition

4.0

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I had no idea what was going on in this book, or even whether I liked it until the end -- then I was sold. (Which is something Vonnegut does for me often.)