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"How awesome is Kurt Vonnegut" thread
Sean C:
He was the first author I read in school that actually made me go out and find more of his work. Anyone ever read Welcome to the Monkey House?
Omnicide:
Eh. I always found him a little too close to Kilgore Trout himself- great plots but not much of a writer. His stories don't ever seem to go anywhere and end when things get truely interesting (Cat's Cradle, anyone?) Still, respect to the man who wrote Galapagos- best thing he ever did in my book.
Kai:
--- Quote from: Sean C ---He was the first author I read in school that actually made me go out and find more of his work. Anyone ever read Welcome to the Monkey House?
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Oi. In terms of his shorter stuff, I liked Wampeters Foma and Gramfalloons, but those are essays rather than stories, so.
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--- Quote from: Omnicide ---Eh. I always found him a little too close to Kilgore Trout himself- great plots but not much of a writer. His stories don't ever seem to go anywhere and end when things get truely interesting (Cat's Cradle, anyone?) Still, respect to the man who wrote Galapagos- best thing he ever did in my book.
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With Vonnegut, the first and foremost thing is the emotion. Everything else takes a backseat. Read Mother Night and see if you don't walk around for the next two days feeling sick to your stomach and ashamed.
Omnicide:
--- Quote from: _ ---With Vonnegut, the first and foremost thing is the emotion. Everything else takes a backseat. Read Mother Night and see if you don't walk around for the next two days feeling sick to your stomach and ashamed.
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The gauntlet has been thrown down!
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