Kurt Vonnegut, literary grandmaster, dead at 84
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Kurt Vonnegut, literary grandmaster, dead at 84
I read Slaughterhouse-Five a week ago. A brilliant novel. What a shame, but what a legacy he left behind.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_ ... vonnegut_1
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So it goes.
I was actually just signing on to make a post about this when I saw yours.
I was actually just signing on to make a post about this when I saw yours.
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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.
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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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.
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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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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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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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.
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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