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295 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0586040110
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dell Publishing
Publication date: 01 January 1975
Description
"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane." So reads the tombstone of downtrodden writer Kilgore Trout, but we have no doubt who's really talking: his alter ego Kurt Vonnegut. Health versus sickness, humanity versus inhumanity—b...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,803 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
reflective 52%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 18%
adventurous 17%
emotional 13%
sad 11%
mysterious 10%
tense 5%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Suicide, Rape
295 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0586040110
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dell Publishing
Publication date: 01 January 1975
Description
"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane." So reads the tombstone of downtrodden writer Kilgore Trout, but we have no doubt who's really talking: his alter ego Kurt Vonnegut. Health versus sickness, humanity versus inhumanity—b...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,803 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
reflective 52%
challenging 23%
lighthearted 18%
adventurous 17%
emotional 13%
sad 11%
mysterious 10%
tense 5%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 31% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Suicide, Rape