gmoney Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 THE PARAMEDIC thread led me to this thought - I've never read a Vonnegut book. And that's really really sad. So I'm about to go to the library. What's his best or a good place to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Slaughterhouse 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Cats Cradle Slaughterhouse Five Breakfast of Champions You can't go wrong with any of them Mother Night is earlier and terrific I loved God Bless You Mr. Rosewater I was never as in to his short stories but plenty of people are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 pretty sure slaughterhouse was mandatory in school, or at least on a list of books we had to do a report on. i know i read it in like 7th or 8th grade for school. i'd start there. i should actually re-read it myself, i probably didn't fully absorb it and don't remember much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Mother Night is my absolute favorite. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolohe Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 In my opinion, you can't go wrong with anything Vonnegut has written. I wouldn't start with Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan, Galapagos, or any of the collections of short stories. Breakfast of Champions is probably my favorite and a great place to start. Deadeye Dick is great as well. Mother Night is also right up there for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Slaughterhouse 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanchardoswald Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Slaughter house five. That is a masterpiece of our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybombasticbomb Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I've read Slaughterhouse 5 and Cat's Cradle. Both are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Slaughterhouse 5 However, it's the only book of his I've read, always meant to read more, but then I discovered Philip K Dick... and it will take me years to finish his works... But anyway, I'm not sure if it's the best, but it's a damn good book, everyone should read it (as an adult, with no looming book report, fuck that shit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 my favorite is cat's cradle in reality i'd have to narrow it down to a top 5 and even then it would be difficult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Got SH5. Will report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy...the janitor Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Whatever Vonnegut book I'm reading at that moment is my favorite Vonnegut book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Sirens of Titan was really good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withengineheart Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Cat's Cradle was definitely my favorite. Laughs followed by frowns. Brilliant writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewaitress Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 In my opinion, you can't go wrong with anything Vonnegut has written. With that, I love Bluebeard, Deadeye Dick, and Slapstick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Deadeye Dick is my fave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I liked Bluebeard the best but there's this thing you should do where you read all of them except Timequake and then read Timequake because that might be his best, but you have to read his other books to get it, I think, anyway. Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 OK, I'm gonna try to be coherent now. Bluebeard is his best book, on its own merit, in my opinion. But once you've read all his books and you read Timequake, I think maybe Timequake proves to be his best. It feels like everything he's ever wanted to say is there, but it kinda relies on your knowing about stuff he's said. You dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Cat's Cradle Sirens of Titan and i'm glad Time Quake is getting a little dap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 where did you get that print !? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexschelldorf Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Cat's Cradle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkatn Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I might be of the minority here, but I really enjoyed the collection of short stories Welcome To The Monkey House. There's something magic to be found in each story. Like most Vonnegut that I read, I pick up on something new each time I reread the book. Definitely can't discount Slaughterhouse-Five though..."And so it goes..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 where did you get that print !? http://www.vonnegut.com/art.asp my wife got it for me, it was one of the cheapest on the site at the time. i think it was less than anything that is there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I've only read Cat's Cradle and Welcome to the Monkey House. All great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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