kurt vonnegut

[X-Rated Truffle Pig]

which are some of his best books to start reading first...

 

cheers

[Crusader]

Read Breakfast of Champions first ;) But by doing so you'll miss out on getting to know the main character.. hm.

[S.E. Hardy]

I love Player Piano, and Cat's Cradle the most.

[spiritofeden]

Sirens of Titen

[Lauren]

Read Breakfast of Champions first ;) But by doing so you'll miss out on getting to know the main character.. hm.

is it some sort of series? or is the chracter the same in alot of his books?

 

i think i will read player piano cause it was what was first recommended to me.

 

on an unrelated note, i bought some books today. crime and punishment, namely.

[OneAngryPossum]

Personally, I read Slaughterhouse-Five to begin with, as it was the one I had heard the most of. Fascinating book and a good introduction to Vonnegut, and the character referenced above. After that I read Cat's Cradle, which I enjoyed, but not so much. Good book though. Then I read Breakfast of Champions, which I loved, but not so much as Slaughterhouse. All three are well worth your time though.

[pearanoid]

Did anyone see the "Breakfast of Champions" movie?

 

What a horrible waste of film.

[X-Rated Truffle Pig]

can anyone give me a brief summary without giving away Breafast of Champs.

 

i wanna read it but just curious to see what its about.

 

thanks

[miscellaneous]

I read Slaughterhouse-Five just a few weeks ago, as my first Vonnegut book, and it was absolutely incredible. I've yet to read anything else from him.

[no yu begin wher i end]

'Slaughterhouse-Five' is an excellent read. The only other Vonnegut book I've read is 'Jail Bird', which is great too.

[X-Rated Truffle Pig]

summary people...summary...lol...

 

don't give it away though...

[pearanoid]

It's been a very long time since I read Breakfast of Champions, but I remember that the main part of the story is about a writer, who's a bit of a mess, who has to travel to another city to get some sort of writing award.

 

Meanwhile it intercuts with another story about a used car salesman who's losing it.

 

That's all I can remember, but it was a great, very funny book. Check it out.

[miscellaneous]

In Slaughter-House five, it follows a character who at different points in his life is an optometrist, a POW and an exhibit in an alien zoo. He doesn't stay in one time, he moves through his life randomly.

[X-Rated Truffle Pig]

thanks guys

 

looks like i'll finish up Animal Farm fairly quickly and if i can peel meself away from me guitar i'll pick up that book and give 'er a read.

[Scot]

i've read welcome to the monkey house, and a bit of galapegos.

[eeleye]

I love Palm Sunday. It's quite funny.

[pearanoid]

Welcome to the Monkey House is a great read. It's a collection of short stories and they're just great.

 

Jailbird was also interesting. It wasn't as crazy as some of his others, but it was a very well constructed story. Very cool.

[rosie]

I'd probably recommend Slaughterhouse-Five or Breakfast of Champions as your first read.

 

One you shouldn't even bother with is Hocus Pocus.

[zenkey]

Just make sure you get around to "Breakfast Of Champions" and "Cat's Cradle" like a lot of folks have said.

[kevin]

slaughter and champs are good starters

[Squee]

The only book ive read is Timequake, and i found it to be quite enjoyable.

[X-Rated Truffle Pig]

and so it goes...what a great book Slaughter House Five is so far...

 

good ol Billy Pilgrim.

[Andrew]

My brother is reading them. In fact, he just bought another book written by him today. He has about 5 books by him. I'll be sure to read them as soon as im done reading my book.

[Princess]

Now I just have to remember these next time I go to the library!

[Kumquat]

Time to bing this topic back...

 

I just finished Slaughterhouse-Five and I loved it. It was a bit of a twisted fandango, but enjoyable nonetheless.