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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
A piece of metafiction from Vonnegut, it meanders through many topics and bits of story, while being largely(?) about free will. While one can't deny Vonnegut's wit or cleverness, Timequake,/i> felt very cursory and scattered. It didn't provide enough deep or focus enough for the reader to chew on the subject matter. And I'm not sure Vonnegut's detached irony helps much either, in this case.
You're better off reader his other books.
You're better off reader his other books.
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this a lot but it is a very, very strange book. It's based conceptually on a novel that Vonnegut started and didn't like, but that story is mixed in with an introspective sort-of memoir. It's a rambling sort of book, and you should not go in expecting a tightly plotted story.
Read this to see a bunch of Vonnegut's disjointed thoughts on life and hear his anecdotes and perspectives.
Read this to see a bunch of Vonnegut's disjointed thoughts on life and hear his anecdotes and perspectives.
challenging
medium-paced
It had its funny moments, but having never read a book by the author before, this was probably not the book to start with.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This book is free will propaganda.
I'm wild again, beguiled again, a whimpering, simpering child again. Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I.
I'm wild again, beguiled again, a whimpering, simpering child again. Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enticing crossover of short semi-auto biographical stories and Kilgore Trout’s story before, during, and following the time quake. Dark humor at its best and sometimes cringiest but still rings true and salient in the current state of affairs.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes