Is there anyone else out there who mourns the death of such a great literary figure?
What was your favorite book or short story?
2007-04-13 07:52:08 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I agree it is hard to pick a favorite, I will never forget Slaughterhouse 5 because it was my first introduction to Vonnegut.
2007-04-13 07:57:17 · update #1
Vonnegut is a Sci-Fi legend and his death is a great loss to anyone interested in the genre
Fave has to be Slaughterhouse 5 - yeah I know it's what most people say but its such a good book
2007-04-13 07:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by Weatherman 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Breakfast of Champions was the first Vonnegut book I read, during a 3 month visit to Alaska (my brother was going to school at UAF), one of his friends said, "Have you read any Kurt Vonnegut?" I said, "Who?" She said, "Read this." I laughed, I thought, I read it and was done in a day or so, but I can never resist picking up anything of his that I haven't read yet. (The problem is, when you're picking up 25 cent copies of old paperbacks at estate sales, they tend to die before too long if they weren't well-tended.) Definitely a great loss for the literary world, and one day I do plan on having a collection of new copies of his books... it's just that prices are probably gonna go through the roof now...........
2007-04-13 12:22:58 · answer #2 · answered by gimmenamenow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, quite saddened. Not so much that he is gone, for we all go some day, but by the way he went. I do think he was a great literary figure, and I enjoyed a few of his books. I went to high school in Guilderland New York with his nephew, he had the same name.
2007-04-13 07:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by MommaSchmitt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes... I am deeply saddened. I took a day of silence for him, and all I did was write.
Its hard to understand the relationship between a writer and their favorite author, the person who they aspire to. That was Kurt Vonnegut for me.
It's very difficult to pick a favorite book of his, but I will have to say a tie between Mother Night and Cat's Cradle. My favorite short story has to be A.W.O.L. or Welcome to the Monkey House. He was a brilliant man, and I know my world won't be the same without him in it.
I had to laugh like hell, Kurt. <3
2007-04-13 09:23:20 · answer #4 · answered by Jackie D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hadn't heard the news.
Slaughterhouse5 was one of my favorites. The only 1 I've read BTW. I could never forget that story: bodies piled up outside the windows, and the soldier who found a big diamond in the coat of a dead woman.
2007-04-13 08:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by ♫ayayay♫ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I was! Slaughterhouse Five and Cat's Cradle are probably my favorites.
Oops! Almost forgot "Breakfast of Champions" and God Bless You Mr. Rosewater"
Oh wait ---- Come to think of it, I can't name a favorite after all. Writers like him don't come along very often. His irreverence will be missed.
2007-04-13 07:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by arkiemom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do!!
I have frequently had to wipe the tears off my keyboard and computer screen.
I have read only some of Slaughterhouse Five and will soon read the rest!!
2007-04-13 08:02:19 · answer #7 · answered by Mark F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was extremely sad his books opened new doors for me, I was will always consider him a superb writer!
My favorite book would have to be Slapstick
2007-04-13 07:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by smile_ugh 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He appeared to have lived a long and satisfying life. I wasn't especially saddened but I will always appreciate his many contributions to our national literature.
2007-04-13 08:01:31 · answer #9 · answered by Curious R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes , I am very saddened by Captain Kurt's death. He and Spock were my favorites.
2007-04-13 07:55:46 · answer #10 · answered by david 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋