/lit/ - Recently read Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonne

Anonymous
01/31/13(Thu)22:34 No.3421904

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Anonymous 01/31/13(Thu)22:34 No.3421904

Recently read Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, and I enjoyed how he wrote about the ironies of human actions.

For example (excuse me if it's not word for word)
>As the man filled his vehicle, he lamented the high price of gasoline. Gasoline was once very plentiful and inexpensive, but the humans had harvested it all and turned it into heat.

ITT: Post why you hate the human race.

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:21 No.3422256

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:21 No.3422256

Replies: >>3422303

but I don't hate the human race.

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:23 No.3422264

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:23 No.3422264

>Dem dick sizes.
I really love BoC, I try to reread it every year. What other works by Vonnegut have you read?

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:28 No.3422283

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:28 No.3422283

Replies: >>3422313 >>3422321 >>3422352

BoC is by far, Vonnegut's, worst work

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:35 No.3422303

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:35 No.3422303

Replies: >>3422365

>>3422256
What do you find ironic about the human race?

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:39 No.3422313

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:39 No.3422313

>>3422283
Didn't he kill himself over it?

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:41 No.3422318

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:41 No.3422318

>>3421904 (OP)
>>3421904 (OP)
>Implying we all hate the human race

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:42 No.3422321

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:42 No.3422321

Replies: >>3422352

>>3422283
>BoC is by far, Vonnegut's, worst work
dat comma

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:51 No.3422352

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:51 No.3422352

>>3422321
sorry

>>3422283
dunno, even Vonney himself thought it was average.

I think it might be because i'd read a bunch of his other stuff before getting to it and it just completely fell in comparison. Just really felt diluted and contrived.

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)00:55 No.3422365

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)00:55 No.3422365

Replies: >>3422382

>>3422303
that some people hate it because a member of it pointed out the occasional absurdness of its actions

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)01:06 No.3422382

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)01:06 No.3422382

>>3422365
one who happened to be a humanist too

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)01:16 No.3422409

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)01:16 No.3422409

Replies: >>3422447

Have you read Mother Night yet? It's much better. You find the same general criticism in everything Vonnegut wrote. My personal favorite is Mother Night because it feels like his most focused novel. It is, however, significantly less funny.

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)01:29 No.3422447

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)01:29 No.3422447

>>3422409
not OP but i thought mother night was kinda meh, sirens of titan was always my shit

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)02:46 No.3422619

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)02:46 No.3422619

Replies: >>3422633

Quick question somewhat related to OP:

What are some good authors you would recommend to a fan of Vonnegut?

Anonymous
02/01/13(Fri)02:55 No.3422633

Anonymous 02/01/13(Fri)02:55 No.3422633

>>3422619
Depends on what you like about Vonnegut?
Do you like his writing style, the dark humor, or something else about it?