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Anonymous Sat Jul 2 22:04:34 2016 No.8234428 [Reply] [Original]

So this aside what Vonnegut books are worth reading?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 2 22:08:19 2016 No.8234442 >>8234428 Cat's Cradle was far and away my favorite of his

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 2 23:08:04 2016 No.8234625 >>8234428 New reader here. I've just started reading this. What makes it come second to his other works?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 01:46:27 2016 No.8234961 Mother Night

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 01:47:58 2016 No.8234964 Cat's Cradle, Sirens of Titan, and S5 are usual favorites

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 01:50:45 2016 No.8234966 >>8234428 I just read Player Piano at the library the other day and definitely not that. It's one of his weaker books.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 01:53:02 2016 No.8234974 >>8234966 lol that's the last Vonnegut book I read too. The writing itself was good, but goddamn if it isn't the most naive idealism since Huxley.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 02:01:07 2016 No.8234989 >>8234964 I'd go with Cat's Cradle. Sirens of Titan was pretty shitty imho.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 02:12:41 2016 No.8235010 >>8234974 I don't know if I'd call it naive idealism or half-baked pessimism. It somehow felt like both at the same time, which is very much like him.

Anonymous Sun Jul 3 02:20:09 2016 No.8235027

>>8234989
I've read all three, and Sirens is my least favorite of the three, a lot of people like it. I thought it had weak and flat characters but a strong plot. It's also one of his early novels, and a lot of readers enjoy reading notable early works since they're more raw compared to later works.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 02:41:59 2016 No.8235070 >>8234428 BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 02:50:39 2016 No.8235087 >>8235070 This is a little advanced. better to read after one had adapted to Kurt's depressing tone. >>8234428 Sirens and Galapagos were mind blowing when I first read them, not sure how good they will be to a non-teenager though.

Anonymous Sun Jul 3 07:08:55 2016 No.8235552
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>>8234428
These are his ratings. It's generally agreed that the A's and A+ are the only ones you should read but a fair few people say that their favourite is Breakfast of Champions. (I'd recommend Slapstick it's in memory of his sister)

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 3 07:12:09 2016 No.8235558 >>8235552 Forgot to mention: I'm reading The Sirens of Titan currently and I think it's shit, also Mr Rosewater from God Bless You,Mr Rosewater is my favourite protagonist from any book

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