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I'm Lauren, and I'm a proud groupie. I have a (probably unhealthy) obsession with Kurt Vonnegut: his words, his drawings, and his wisdom. From time to time you'll see more personal things on here, because it is my blog, but it's probably 95% Vonnegut. If you love Kurt, you're in the right place. |
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wilmahathaway replied to your post: what book should i read after breakfast of champions by vonnegut? im really into it so far, gonna need more by this guy for surecat’s cradle! or slaughterhouse five
Another vote for those two- great novels!
waitingonmyrocket replied to your post: what book should i read after breakfast of champions by vonnegut? im really into it so far, gonna need more by this guy for sureBluebeard
This is another one that I love (especially as an art history major).
Thanks for the recommendations, guys!
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Notesoldcityblues-deactivated2013031 asked: what book should i read after breakfast of champions by vonnegut? im really into it so far, gonna need more by this guy for sure
Oh, god, so many options. My personal favourites besides Breakfast of Champions are The Sirens of Titan and Cat’s Cradle, though there are others that I love. If you’re enjoying Breakfast of Champions then I think you might also enjoy the disjointed timeline of Slaughterhouse Five, or the snarkiness and insanity of Deadeye Dick. There are a lot of options to choose from!
Followers, what do you think?
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Notesbokononistchild-deactivated2013 asked: I bought "Palm Sunday" and "Fates Worse Than Death" today, and besides being Vonnegut books, the best thing about them is they're both the first edition, so they smell like an old book does. I don't know if this is just me because I am bookworm, but I LOVE that smell. I know it's kinda odd, but I can't be alone in this.
That is awesome. I’m pretty sure you’re not alone- I think most people who truly love reading also truly love books. A lot of the art history books that I’ve checked out of the library recently are from the 1960s and 70s, and they smell divine.
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Notes"And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.
"Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country (via honeyforthehomeless)
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Decisions, decisions…
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Notes"It now appears that books in the form so beloved by Uncle Alex and me, hinged and unlocked boxes, packed with leaves speckled with ink, are obsolescent. My grandchildren are already doing much of their reading from words projected on the face of a video screen.
Please, please, please wait just a minute!
At the time of their invention, books were devices as crassly practical for storing or transmitting language, albeit fabricated from scarcely modified substances found in forest and field and animals, as the latest Silicon Valley miracles. But by accident, not by cunning calculation, books, because of their weight and texture, and because of their sweetly token resistance to manipulation, involve our hands and eyes, and then our minds and souls, in a spiritual adventure I would be very sorry for my grandchildren not to know about.
-Kurt Vonnegut, Timequake
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