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565 reviews for:

Timequake

Kurt Vonnegut

3.68 AVERAGE

jeremiah042's review against another edition

2.5

A book for fans of the man, Vonnegut. Not really a story.

mollyluckhurst's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

more messy than his usual stuff and with a less clear or obvious allegorical message, but i found it so consistently touching. musings on life, semi-autobiographical, and yet still as odd and weird as you want a vonnegut to be. love love love!

natashio's review against another edition

5.0

People seem to think this isn't as good as other Vonnegut works which only makes me extremely excited to read more in the future! This was such a great read

housefan221b's review against another edition

3.5

funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mjmarx59's review against another edition

3.0

Kurt Vonnegut is probably my favorite author ever. And it makes me sad that this book is written as his last will and testament basically. It feels to me like this was just his chance to throw all remaining ideas out there just to get it out there. And it works for the most part. There’s some good nuggets of wisdom in here that feel like old Kurt, but there’s also a lot that just kinda flies by without feeling super profound. The meta-ness of this book felt a little messy but when it worked, it worked and made me feel more connected to Kurt. This would’ve worked better as a series of essays, because the plot portions of this book are pretty awful and nothing important comes of it at all. It’s easily Vonnegut at his worst. The Timequake is a pretty good idea, but the Peppers and Prince are just so forgettable.