Is it worth the read or not?
2006-11-13 15:26:15 · 4 answers · asked by hooch 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
good question. i just started this book and it isn't quite clear to me yet, but it's certainly an intense read. i would recommend it if you're willing to fry your brain a bit.
2006-11-13 15:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by donlockwood36 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very stream of consciousness and deals with the end of the second world war and the V series Rockets. Slothrop the main character amongst a cast of thousands goes through a number of bizarre adventures. It took me a while to get into it but I am now on the last hundred pages or so. If you like reading, and don't mind the surreal and bizarre you will probably enjoy it. It is certainly a challenging book!
2006-11-13 23:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by outandabout 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely worth the read. It's hilarious. Slothrop, the main character, gets an erection every time a bomb is dropped near him... or someting like that. It's been a while since I read it, and I hope to make time for it again some day.
2006-11-14 00:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by Ms. Switch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about rocket science in the last days of WWII in Europe.
I think it's a brilliant book, but not to everyone's taste -- and it certainly requires a lot of brain power. It has strong supporters (including me) but most people find it unreadable.
2006-11-13 23:36:13 · answer #4 · answered by blueowlboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋