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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
L'universo ha una crisi di autostima e decide di interrompere la sua espansione e tornare indietro di dieci anni (il cronosisma, appunto) facendo così rivivere agli esseri umani gli ultimi dieci anni e nessuno può cambiare le proprie scelte, ripentendo così anche gli stessi errori.
Vonnegut ci lascia con questo umoristico e satirico romanzo, visto che sarà la sua ultima opera che scriverà. Ma non c'è solo una storia di fantascienza, bensì il libro contiene anche aneddoti personali dell'autore, sempre raccontati con la sua lucida e mordace ironia.
Sicuramente un libro insolito, che non ti aspetti, dove l'autore in un certo senso ti parla faccia a faccia, davanti a una buona birra.
Vonnegut ci lascia con questo umoristico e satirico romanzo, visto che sarà la sua ultima opera che scriverà. Ma non c'è solo una storia di fantascienza, bensì il libro contiene anche aneddoti personali dell'autore, sempre raccontati con la sua lucida e mordace ironia.
State a sentire: siamo sulla terra per cazzeggiare. Non credete a quelli che vi dicono che non è così!
Le donne sono tutte psicotiche. Gli uomini sono tutti coglioni.
"Ancora e per sempre: perché dannarsi [a scrivere, n.d.r.]? Ecco la mia risposta: molta gente ha un disperato bisogno di ricevere questo messaggio: «Io sento e penso quanto te, mi preoccupo per molte delle cose di cui ti preoccupi tu, anche se la maggior parte della gente non se ne preoccupa. Non sei solo»."
Sicuramente un libro insolito, che non ti aspetti, dove l'autore in un certo senso ti parla faccia a faccia, davanti a una buona birra.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Genocide, Homophobia, Slavery, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry
Perhaps strangely, this is my favorite Vonnegut "novel." Kilgore Trout is pretty much awesome. I "read" the audio book.
A very fun book, seemingly intended to serve as a capstone for Vonnegut's life work. I feel like I've read quite a few, for lack of a better phrase, novels of accumulation over the past decade or so. Fragmentation has become quite popular, and so too has the book that is a mountain of facts and anecdotes, some related, some not. This has a long history and isn't new, but it's certainly more in vogue than it used to be or was at the time of TIMEQUAKE's writing.
Unlike, say, Jesse Ball's AUTOPORTRAIT, I think the main criticism to be leveled here is that the book doesn't actually stand alone. At its heart, it's a metacommentary on the rest of Vonnegut's novels, a reflection and expansion of their themes that is strengthened when you have enough familiarity with them to see the refraction at work. For this reason, a lovely read for those familiar with his work and life, and perhaps a bit too obtuse for those who try to open the door without already holding the keys.
Unlike, say, Jesse Ball's AUTOPORTRAIT, I think the main criticism to be leveled here is that the book doesn't actually stand alone. At its heart, it's a metacommentary on the rest of Vonnegut's novels, a reflection and expansion of their themes that is strengthened when you have enough familiarity with them to see the refraction at work. For this reason, a lovely read for those familiar with his work and life, and perhaps a bit too obtuse for those who try to open the door without already holding the keys.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very interesting and fun but just not quite as enrapturing as a normal Vonnegut book because of how it's told
emotional
funny
reflective
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The culmination of his life's work. There are certain books that persuade you to become a fan of all the authors works, even though you hadn't really been impressed beforehand. A masterpiece in all its glory.