Kurt Vonnegut, literary grandmaster, dead at 84

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Kurt Vonnegut, literary grandmaster, dead at 84

Postby Oliver Dale » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:38 pm

I read Slaughterhouse-Five a week ago. A brilliant novel. What a shame, but what a legacy he left behind.

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Postby Claire » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:46 pm

Yeah, I saw that.
Aw.
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Postby hive_king » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:28 pm

So it goes.


I was actually just signing on to make a post about this when I saw yours.
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Postby hive_king » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:29 pm

Kurt's up in heaven now :roll:
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Postby powerfulcheese04 » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:34 am

I'm a little sad he's dead. I very much enjoyed Slaughterhouse Five and Cat's Cradle.
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Postby Young Val » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:35 am

i'm sort of devestated.
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
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Postby Young Val » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:37 am

Kurt's up in heaven now :roll:

i giggled.
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
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Postby hive_king » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:43 am

I'm glad someone got it.
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Postby Ela » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:03 pm

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Postby Luet » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:44 pm

It is very sad but at least he lived a long life and wrote many wonderful books.

I actually didn't like Slaughterhouse Five even though that's probably his most famous. Player Piano is my favorite out of the few that I've read.
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Postby NWS » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:13 pm

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Postby KennEnder » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:38 pm

I have yet to read anything by him... I know, I'm very delinquent. BUT, I will read something by him... SOMEDAY. I promise. I've heard some wonderful things about his writing. (At least at 84 he didn't die exactly young.)
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Postby VelvetElvis » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:05 pm

I didn't really know who he was. I have however glanced at some of the books mentioned. They didn't interest me at all. Forgive me?
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Postby NWS » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:54 pm

I find it hard to really articulate what this is like. I mean, so much of my own personal ethic is based in the large amount of Vonnegut I absorbed at a young age. That probably explains a lot, doesn't it?

Spending time in Indianapolis during grad school really gave me a new perspective and understanding of the books and scenes set there (Midland City, Ohio is Indianapolis). The absurdity of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater was certainly there. I left that state wondering what some time in NY would add to my perspective and hoping I never have a better grasp of Slaughterhouse V.
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Postby hive_king » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:17 am

One book that scared me in a "1984, Fahrenheit 451" type of way was "Player Piano". My step-father was a computer engineer who would automate factories for a living, and he'd occasionally tell me about people being layed off because he had programmed a machine that did their job. Reading Player Piano was an extrapolation of what his work could lead to.
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Postby Luet » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:26 am

I posted earlier how much I liked Player Piano...it's the only Vonnegut book that I actually own. And it is set in an upstate NY city very much like one that I live in, so it was easy to picture everything.
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Postby Mahatma » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:49 am

I feel like a horrible person.

I didn't really get into the Beatles until George died, I didn't get into the Who until John died, and now that Kurt Vonnegut's died, I feel like I'll probably pick up one of his books soon.

Sad that he's died, and sad that it takes that to pique my interest.
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