So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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I know that this book is not new to the world, but despite being a Vonnegut fan, this is one I didn't read until this year, and it is one of his best. Unfortunately, I spent most of the year reading books that turned out to be less than what I expected. So it was really refreshing to read Cat's Cradle and have it be not only a Vonnegut book that delivers, as promised, Vonnegut's witty, satirical take on life, but also a book that stands at the front of pack in terms of his best work.
I know that this book is not new to the world, but despite being a Vonnegut fan, this is one I didn't read until this year, and it is one of his best. Unfortunately, I spent most of the year reading books that turned out to be less than what I expected. So it was really refreshing to read Cat's Cradle and have it be not only a Vonnegut book that delivers, as promised, Vonnegut's witty, satirical take on life, but also a book that stands at the front of pack in terms of his best work.
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Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
scittlezs, January 22, 2012
I know that this book is not new to the world, but despite being a Vonnegut fan, this is one I didn't read until this year, and it is one of his best. Unfortunately, I spent most of the year reading books that turned out to be less than what I expected. So it was really refreshing to read Cat's Cradle and have it be not only a Vonnegut book that delivers, as promised, Vonnegut's witty, satirical take on life, but also a book that stands at the front of pack in terms of his best work.Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
scittlezs, January 22, 2012
I know that this book is not new to the world, but despite being a Vonnegut fan, this is one I didn't read until this year, and it is one of his best. Unfortunately, I spent most of the year reading books that turned out to be less than what I expected. So it was really refreshing to read Cat's Cradle and have it be not only a Vonnegut book that delivers, as promised, Vonnegut's witty, satirical take on life, but also a book that stands at the front of pack in terms of his best work.