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Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

34 reviews

peashawn's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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sophiegorecki's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this is the first vonnegut book i’ve read and i really love his satire and the little drawings he has throughout. he really is a genius at character building and having them all tie together in the end. the references to indianapolis made me happy too :)

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grrr8_catsby's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.5

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patrickdm's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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sashpointah's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This ping-pongs from being so prescient and representative and understanding of the human condition and the systems of oppression it's constructed to being outright transphobic, homophobic, misogynistic, and devolving into racial stereotypes. Severe whiplash but generally well-meaning, and a potential queer interpretation save this one. If you can get past the ugliest bits there's some pretty powerful philosophy to take away from it, it just would be far better if it weren't about race at all.

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slugmilk's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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its_kievan's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Utterly bizarre, terribly paced, kind of racist, navel-gazing, and way better than Slaughterhouse-Five. I think I was much too young when I read this book for the first time and it kind of broke my brain a bit. I think if I read it a third time I would have depression.

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