Kurt Vonnegut died. He was 84. He wrote some of the best books over the past 50 years...
Try reading:
Mother Night
Slaughterhouse 5
God Bless You Mr. Rosewater
Breakfast of Champions
and any other of his many funny, quirky, odd books...
2007-04-12 04:12:39 · 11 answers · asked by aspicco 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
This just sucks. If you want to get a little weepy, check out the Vonnegut site. www.vonnegut.com
2007-04-12 06:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by deevil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just re-read two of his books, Timequake, and Galopogas. They were even better than I'd remembered them. When I read the news of his death this morning, I felt like a member of the family had died.
He was a terrific writer, and a real American philosopher. He will be missed.
Something that I just remembered about him was that, in the 70s, a young man who was then in high school wrote to him that he thought all of Vonnegut's books could be summed up as "When all else fails, love prevails". Kurt Vonnegut's response was something to the effect that if the kid had only told him earlier, he could have just sent a telegram rather than writing all those books.
2007-04-12 04:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by Tricia R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sirens of Titan" is also really good. Slaughterhouse 5 recounts the bombing of Dresden in WWII. Vonnegut was a POW in Dresden and hid in an underground slaughterhouse when the Allies bombed Dresden. He was a wonderful author. If you like Vonnegut, I'd recommend "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller, also.
2007-04-12 04:17:41 · answer #3 · answered by David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just found out the news when i checked my wii entertainment news... shouldn't they havebroadcasted this piece of information a little bit more? geeze louise!!!!
Slaughterhouse 5 is my favorite book ever.
Did you see his interview on John Stewart March '06, i think it was? He had such an amazing mind....
other good books by him are Cat's Craddle and Hocus Pocus.
this is so depressing...
2007-04-13 11:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truly a great sci-fi writer
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2007-04-12 05:47:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your are absolutely correct. One of the most creative minds ever.
2007-04-12 04:15:58 · answer #6 · answered by Pumken 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-01 11:04:38 · answer #7 · answered by Aline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an article about him...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_on_re_us/obit_vonnegut
2007-04-12 04:17:30 · answer #8 · answered by Liath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what to say. I'm shocked, so I guess I'll say that.
2007-04-12 04:18:00 · answer #9 · answered by neoaltro1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Sad to see him go ...
2007-04-12 06:36:26 · answer #10 · answered by JohnnyBoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋