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Is "Kurt Vonnegut" a good writer?

Is Kurt Vonnegut a good writer?

Is Kurt Vonnegut a good writer?

Whats his best book?

Fuck it.

Post your favorite author.

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kurt vonne"get"

>>2636634

A perfect society would be absolutely miserable. The best people are the most dynamic people. Society must have flaws. A flawless society is one that contains no actual humans. What you think is "better" doesn't really have anything to do with reality. Look at society like it is some kind of interesting animal. A dolphin has flaws in certain aspects of its makeup, but is it honestly realistic to say that dolphins are flawed creatures? They obviously are, but there are no flawless creatures, so it's an inane statement. Dolphins are not flawed, they simply exist. The same goes for society. Those flaws that you observe are unique to you, even if they seem to resemble what other people bemoan as flaws. There are people who believe that society is flawed because gay people exist (and that they are bad), but gay people simply are in existence.

>>2636636

I reject that he criticizes society according to what he assumes is objective fact. I am a part of society, and he has thus personally insulted. I happen to be able to see how society moves some of the time, but I also happen to be very bad at seeing this as well. I am not criticizing him because he does not agree with me, but because he believes that he can separate himself from society and define what is good and bad about something that is completely natural. I don't respect him because he sets himself above society, which is childish.

>>2608279

>another really important theme is the social implications that collins was trying to make regarding present day society

I can't wait to hear about that one. There isn't even a point in that sentence. It's incredibly vague. What was Collins trying to imply about present day society and how our peer-to-peer interactions are defined? Is that not the same as her message concerning "dystopian vs utopian?"

What kind of dreadful school do you go to, OP?

I like it. Keep up the good work, OP. The world needs more good writers. Do you write prose creatively as well?

>>2589001

I am saying that Vonnegut is an example of a writer who should be taken seriously.

People who can write competently are capable of forming coherent and logical arguments. This is a skill that many scientists and skeptics lack, even though many of their arguments are based on the literal text of religious works. Most people who write competently are also fairly well-read, a quality which carries with it an open mind. Reading Slaughterhouse-Five gives one a greater understanding of fate, purpose, and human nature. The Things They Carried imparts to the reader a knowledge of "truth" and its meaning. Only people who can capably express their thoughts on abstract and subjective concepts should be taken seriously.

Do you agree?

Which writer has your favorite "voice"?

I like K Viggy's.

What word processor do you use and why?

>my attempt to be entry as fuck like Vonnegut
Before reading this you should know everything from this point now on is all fabricated lies.

I want to get into Kurt Vonnegut, but I don't know where to start. Any recommendations, /lit/?

Do you watch the films to the books you read?
Do you read the books films are based on after watching them?

I often find myself reading the books to films I really liked, but I barely have any interest in watching films of books I liked. I don't really watch many films, though. I heard that many insist on reading the original before watching the film, though.

What about you?

Pic not related, but it' Vonnegut.

you fall in love you lose

my heart sunk when I discovered that Kurt Vonnegut was a liberal.

"There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind."

First off, there are TEN rules. Jesus wrote them and he didn't have to draw a picture of butthole to make them interesting.

Second of all, "be kind" to who? EVERYONE? That's socialism. Kindness should be at the mercy of the free market.

So I want to get into Kurt Vonnegut, and all I've read so far is Slaughterhouse Five. What should I read next?

>if not the world and all.

nooooope

>>1877138
There we go.

Thanks, /lit/. <3

>>1797703
>Single-handedly created the means by which modern Christians imagine Hell
>Christianity is the biggest religion on earth
>Not culturally significant

>mfw

>>1793141
classicalist detected.

What's /lit/'s opinion on my hometown writer, Kurt Vonnegut? My city just developed a museum in his honor and I'm reading Slaughterhouse-Five.

I fucking love it.

why was vonnegut jr. so reluctant to admit he was a sci-fi author?