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241 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0440054494
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication date: 01 January 1979
Description
Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government—and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiar...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,608 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 41%
sad 19%
challenging 17%
emotional 16%
adventurous 13%
lighthearted 13%
informative 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 37% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Moderate
Racism, Misogyny, War241 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0440054494
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication date: 01 January 1979
Description
Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government—and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiar...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,608 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
dark 41%
sad 19%
challenging 17%
emotional 16%
adventurous 13%
lighthearted 13%
informative 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 38% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 37% | Yes: 23%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Misogyny, War