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Can someone explain to me why people think kurt vonnegut was considered a good writer. Thanks

>>6951880

Hi there /lit/, quick question -

I'm writing an essay on Slaughterhouse-Five, and I'm wondering - should I refer to the protagonist as Billy, or Pilgrim? It's stated in the book that he prefers to be referred to as Billy, but that seems a bit informal. What do you think?

wtf happened in this book? shit sucked

I know, I know.

I'd recommend any book by Kurt Vonnegut. He's easy to read, and his books are short as well as extremely satisfying.

About to start this, what should I expect? What is /lit/'s opinion?

Hey lit. I've never been a big book reader, but for my english class, we have to read a choice book in our own time as we study Macbeth in class. Now I really have no idea what book to choose. We were given collegeboard's list of books to select from, but the teacher has also approved books like The Eye of the World. Any recommendations? The list is here:

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html

pic related: most likely option as of now.

You guys are always talking about how great Slaughterhouse 5 is, but no one ever talks about the previous four books. Should I get into this series? What's your opinion on Slaughterhouse 1 - 4?

goddamn it, why do all you /lit/ intellectuals spend your time on 4chan instead of improving society, I feel like my brain is getting a workout just trying to comprehend these posts...

this is the book I love right now, and I will defend it to the end of the earth
or until all of you are dead
so it goes

my mom stole my copy of THE FOREVER WAR
from my college dorm, reading this now,
discuss

Hey /lit/, are there any good gay books out there? Like, maybe with the guys/girls having to sneak out, or hide their relationship?
Pic unrelated

This book had a lot of crudity and perversion and I really resent that it was required reading for my 16 year old son.

read some of kurt

whats up /lit/ just finished the slaugherhouse five. wasn't that impressed. It was interesting to say the least but should I read Cats Cradle or give up on Kurt Vonnegut all together?

Just finished this, need more Vonnegut. What would you recommend me to read next.

Let us discuss this amazing piece of literature.

>>931614
Pic related, apparently.

I never read, /lit/. Time to remedy this. Tomorrow, I shall visit the library and rent books and shit. What would be considered essential? Preferably something from 1950+.

Thinking pic related.

btw, I realise this is probably a much abused question

New to /lit/ and wondering which Vonnegut book I should start with.

Hey /lit/

I'm going out to get a book, but I don't know what to get. So I'll just tell you what books I've liked, and what book's I didn't like. I haven't read much, and would like to broaden my horizons so to speak.

Liked: World War Z, Most Stephen King novels, Cather in the Rye, Freakonomics.

In between: Animal Farm, 1984.

Disliked: The Great Gatsby, The House of Leaves, Some of H.P. Lovecraft's stories, Dante's Inferno.

Pic Related. It's what I was thinking about getting.

Is this any good?

Vonnegut was the favorite author of my high school English teacher.

How long did it take you to read this book?