kurt vonnegut jr.

[billyjack]

what's your favorite(s) Vonnegut book(s)? and why?

me:

1) cats cradle
2)breakfast of champions
3)god bless you mr. rosewater

cats cradle introduces bokonism, my favorite religion
breakfast of champions has kilgore trout as a lead character
mr rosewater is a great look at common decency

[B-Mental]

I really liked Slaughterhouse 5. I think it was the escapism that the protagonist used or developed. I also loved the essay collection 'Fates Worse Than Death'.

[Tallon]

I've only read Slaughterhouse-5 and Player Piano, i think i prefer Player Piano which is his first novel i think.

[JBI]

I've only read Cat's Cradle, and I wasn't very impressed.

[book_jones]

Timequake has always been my personal favorite. It was such a unique idea done in a very interesting way. That book changed my life. As you can see I even quote the book in my signature.

[billyjack]

the last few pages of timequake were kilgore trout's finest moments--and certainly life altering for me as well. the rest of timequake didnt do it for me.

[waryan]

I've only read Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle- I need to read breakfast of champions and welcome to the monkey house, soley because the title is superb.

[vnnegt-ology]

galapagos (indescribable?), breakfast of champions (my introduction to vonnegut), and welcome to the monkey house (has some really poignant short stories- harrison bergeron, et al)

i love vonnegut's ability to blend the depressing reality of humanity and bittersweet hope.