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gwen_konchar 's review for:
Timequake
by Kurt Vonnegut
maybe i have a soft spot in my heart for kurt vonnegut but truly this is one of the most touching books ive read. when reading this a lot of bad things have been going on in the world and much of them affect my life but kurt always has a perspective that makes it seem a little more barrable, the quotation of "this too shall pass away" is very profound in a moment of strife and bigotry but he follows it up with the dream of something better that will be sustained.
throughout this book he reflects on his life, the life of his loved ones, and how loss and strife has been a profound part of his life. anyone who experienced the horror of WW2 and the firebombing of dresden would have a right to be cynical and think the worst of humanity. but he doesn't much like in slaughter house 5 he looks at the good parts and he find pleasure and love in the mundane act of walking to the store for an envelope.
there was so much to love about this book but the quote that i love most is this.
"I got a sappy letter from a woman a while back. She knew I was sappy, too, which is to say a northern Democrat. She was pregnant, and she wanted to know if it was a mistake to bring an innocent little baby into a world this bad.
I replied that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was the saints I met, people behaving unselfishly and capably. They turned up in the most unexpected places. Perhaps you, dear reader, are or can become a saint for her sweet child to meet.
I believe in original sin. I also believe in original virtue. Look around!"
the world is pretty bad but original virtue lives within all of us and we all can be saints for our fellow humans, we just have to look around and be that for each other.
throughout this book he reflects on his life, the life of his loved ones, and how loss and strife has been a profound part of his life. anyone who experienced the horror of WW2 and the firebombing of dresden would have a right to be cynical and think the worst of humanity. but he doesn't much like in slaughter house 5 he looks at the good parts and he find pleasure and love in the mundane act of walking to the store for an envelope.
there was so much to love about this book but the quote that i love most is this.
"I got a sappy letter from a woman a while back. She knew I was sappy, too, which is to say a northern Democrat. She was pregnant, and she wanted to know if it was a mistake to bring an innocent little baby into a world this bad.
I replied that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was the saints I met, people behaving unselfishly and capably. They turned up in the most unexpected places. Perhaps you, dear reader, are or can become a saint for her sweet child to meet.
I believe in original sin. I also believe in original virtue. Look around!"
the world is pretty bad but original virtue lives within all of us and we all can be saints for our fellow humans, we just have to look around and be that for each other.