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A review by bat11692
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
April reading challenge: Something by your favorite author as a child or young adult
I had a brief period in high school/college after I read Slaughterhouse Five where I was obsessed with Vonnegut. He was unlike anyone I had ever read before, and I appreciated his dark humor and his ability to express his views via fiction. Breakfast of Champions was no different. I loved reading this book as a 30 year old adult whose beliefs and morals have become more concrete over time. He pushes the boundaries and points out hypocrisies. I love how he the narrator is also a character, as a creator of his Sims world. Vonnegut is bizarre and crass, yet compassionate. I can see why I loved him at 18!
I had a brief period in high school/college after I read Slaughterhouse Five where I was obsessed with Vonnegut. He was unlike anyone I had ever read before, and I appreciated his dark humor and his ability to express his views via fiction. Breakfast of Champions was no different. I loved reading this book as a 30 year old adult whose beliefs and morals have become more concrete over time. He pushes the boundaries and points out hypocrisies. I love how he the narrator is also a character, as a creator of his Sims world. Vonnegut is bizarre and crass, yet compassionate. I can see why I loved him at 18!
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Homophobia, and Racial slurs