Comments on: Kurt Vonnegut: A Man Without A Country

By: Stewart

Stewart — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:06:09 +0000

Thank you for dropping by, Clay Atlas. Now to your questions:

You didn’t like the style of Slaughterhouse-Five?

That’s precisely what I said.

Are you crazy?

No, I don’t think so. Each to their own, I say, and the clipped sentences of Vonnegut did little for me when I read Slaughterhouse-Five back in 2005. It would be a boring world where we all agreed on what books were good - controversies would never happen! - and it all comes down, at the end of the day, to personal taste, and Vonnegut, based on my experience so far, isn’t to my taste. That said, I haven’t given up on reading him again and perhaps warming to his style, and I do have Cat’s Cradle sitting to hand, but there’s far more interesting material, as far as I’m concerned, that takes precedence.

By: Clay Atlas

Clay Atlas — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:43:28 +0000

You didn’t like the style of Slaughterhouse-Five? Are you crazy?! Wow. And I thought your reviews of Grant and Murakami were off…

By: jem

jem — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:39:12 +0000

I remember reading a couple of Vonnegut novels when I was younger - they were part of some kind of personal reading crusade I was on! I dont recall much about them, although perhaps there was a scene about the bombing of Dresden that stuck with me? but I know I preferred them to ‘Catch 22′ by Heller.

But this collection sounds quite engaging. I laughed out loud at a couple of the quotes you shared.