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Good book

posted 20 years ago by touchthekiwi
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i was excited to find out just now that there's a movie to this, but now i've read the review, and i simultaneously puked and diarrheaed when i read the part about baby geniuses

[–] vlvetmorning98 19 years ago

I think the novel is great as well, despite the general consensus that it's one of Vonnegut's worst.

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[–] k_lingon 19 years ago

Hmm, I had never heard that this is thought of as one of Vonnegut's worst. I'd say it's my favorite along with Cat's Cradle and God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. I would have to say Slaughterhouse 5 is his worst.

[–] gzachkh 18 years ago

Oddly enough Vonnegut in a chapter of Palm Sunday when he grades his own novels gives Slapstick a D. Also, he gave Palm Sunday a C
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[–] bearbloke 15 years ago

Read it anyway - an author's judgment of his work is always warped by his expectations and the 'weight' of his other output. As a novel to be read on its own terms by someone whose desires & self-regard aren't bound to it, it's fantastic.

[–] bigme121584 18 years ago

i agree that cats cradle, dr. kevorkein, and slapstick are the best, but how could you call slaughterhouse five the worst? it's different, but, i wouldn't say worst.

[–] k_lingon 18 years ago

It's just my personal preference. I read it after having read many other Vonnegut books, and I did not think Slaughterhouse Five lived up to the hype. Not that it wasn't a good book; it certainly is. I just perfer many other Vonnegut books.

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[–] sscubman11 8 years ago

It is a good book, but his weakest one.

[–] eediotboy 18 years ago

"i simultaneously puked and diarrheaed when i read the part about baby geniuses "

But.. that's what the book is about..

[–] foxymoxy116 17 years ago

not really. He and his sister are child geniuses and what not and he talks about his closeness to his sister, but it's about how they were smarter when they were together and this old man narrorating about his sister and thier life. It was written shortly after Vonnegut's sister's death (it says in the 20 page prolouge)

Bitch, that's a mistake (unforgivable)