While I was in Europe this spring, I got to make a pilgrimage that was very special to me. I took a day trip from Berlin to Dresden and visited the shelter / meat locker where one of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, survived the bombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war during WWII.… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
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Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
Well, there were—or maybe there are—a number of dead people out there. (Laughs.) It’s a very crowded place. There is a Beethoven and a Shakespeare and a Hitler and an entire family out there. But, fortunately, you don’t have to go to heaven to talk to some of them. A lot of them have left… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut
Look at the Birdie Look at the Birdie is the second posthumous collection by Kurt Vonnegut. The first was Armageddon in Retrospect, which came out last year. I thought this collection was a lot better than Armageddon in Retrospect. Armageddon had some good stories, but there were a few I wasn’t crazy about. I really… Continue reading Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut
If this isn't nice, I don't know what is
Every November 11 I like to remember Kurt Vonnegut and his favorite holiday, Armistice Day. I think this year I’d like to post one of my favorite parts of A Man Without a Country, which I try to live by (as corny as that sounds). But I had a good uncle, my late Uncle Alex.… Continue reading If this isn't nice, I don't know what is
Vonnegut's Joe
I re-read A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut on Sunday, and I had to laugh when I got to this part: Joe, a young man from Pittsburg, came up to me with one request: “Please tell me it will all be okay.” “Welcome to Earth, young man,” I said. “It’s hot in the… Continue reading Vonnegut's Joe
Mother Night
I finished Mother Night. It’s going to take me a while to remove myself far enough from the book to judge fairly where it ranks in my list of favorite Vonneguts. Because if I were to answer right now I’d without hesitation say that it’s my favorite, in no uncertain terms. I loved it. It’s… Continue reading Mother Night
Reading Update
Mother Night Kurt Vonnegut I’m only 71 pages into Mother Night so far, but I’m already getting an inkling that it might be my favorite Vonnegut yet, which is no small compliment. I’m also still churning along in Mansfield Park. It’s getting much more interesting, but I still have over 100 pages to go. I… Continue reading Reading Update
Short Review: Armageddon in Retrospect
Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt Vonnegut I realized I never posted any thoughts on this after I finished it. First of all, it was wonderful to have a new Kurt Vonnegut book to read. This is silly for me to say, because I haven’t even read all of his novels yet. However, it was exciting to… Continue reading Short Review: Armageddon in Retrospect
Thank you, Strand
Armageddon in Retrospect Since I found out about Kurt Vonnegut’s posthumously published book, Armageddon in Retrospect, would be released April 1, I’ve been checking Strand’s site to see if they would get any review copies in. I didn’t have high expectations to find one though, since it was Kurt Vonnegut. Alas, today it was there!… Continue reading Thank you, Strand
Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt Vonnegut The only thing that makes going back to work on a Monday after a 2 week vacation fun is learning that your favorite author has a new book coming out on April 1, despite the fact that he died last year. Even better, there is an author event on April… Continue reading Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
Happy Armistice Day
“I will come to a time in my backwards trip when November eleventh, accidentally my birthday, was a sacred day called Armistice Day. When I was a boy, all the people of all the nations which had fought in the First World War were silent during the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of Armistice… Continue reading Happy Armistice Day
Vox Hunt: Writing – My Favorite Writer
Show us your favorite writer. Favorite living writer: Bill Bryson Favorite not-living writer: (“dead” sounds too harsh and sad still) Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)