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Trouble with Poetry
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Billy Collins
Sally Lehman
, December 05, 2007
The one thing that I can honestly say about Billy Collins' poetry is that I get it! So many poets try so very, very hard to sound intelligent and deep, that they fail to make a poem understandable. This is a book of poems - some you may like and others you may not - but at least you will understand what the poet is trying to say. Refreshing!
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Hocus Pocus
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Kurt Vonnegut
Sally Lehman
, December 05, 2007
I found it amusing that the description of this novel was so short and ended with "the author of Slaughterhouse Five." Kurt Vonnegut was a masterful writer. He was funny and concise and looked at the world in a manner total new and different from everyone else. In fact, Slaughterhouse Five was, most likely, his most sorrow-ridden book. Most of his writing has made me feel wonderful. Including this novel! Imagine living in an old, abandoned library and writing your own mini history, but not wanting to damage any of the books there. An endless supply of paper and nothing to write on! Now add to that the fact that you've just, sort of, accidentally, contributed to the deaths of several friends and the overthrow of an institution of higher learning. Kind of a tricky spot to be in, no doubt. Hocus Pocus is written in an oddly interesting manner, but with a wonderful voice. It is a compelling novel.
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Slapstick
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Vonnegut, Kurt
Sally Lehman
, December 05, 2007
This is one strange little story. But so, so much fun to read! Vonnegut was a master at showing the reader a future where something absolutely calamitous has happened and yet some oddball or another has gone on. It gives you a little piece of hope outside of the whole idea of "the world as we know it has ended." And that's rather nice, really. I would give this book as a gift to someone in need of a little laughter. The idea of a Federal Government forcing everyone to change their names as a means to connect them all into some hodge-podge of family is reason alone to make this book worth the read.
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Deadeye Dick
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Kurt Vonnegut
Sally Lehman
, December 05, 2007
Deadeye Dick is not one of my favorite Vonnegut novels. It is, however, well written, with beautiful language and an overall interesting story. The narrator (most Vonnegut novels are written in the first person, so if you don't like that format you're at the wrong book) talks about a wonderfully odd family that is well known for their initial support of Hitler (they changed their minds later on, of course) and a freak accident where one family member accidentally kills someone. The story just isn't as compelling as many of Kurt Vonnegut's novels, which is the only reason I wouldn't give it five stars. Personally, I love his work and would have loved to have met him. But, as he said, so it goes...
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Haunted
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Chuck Palahniuk
Sally Lehman
, December 05, 2007
It may be considered in terribly bad taste to say this, but I thought this novel was very funny. And yes, I know that some people fainted when certain parts of this were read aloud (although I really don't see why), but the concept of these people locked away and the ways they manage to be "sabotaged" are funny! I also really like the method of having small trios of chapters show the reader the nature of each character. This is a book I will most likely read again and again.
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Survivor
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Chuck Palahniuk
Sally Lehman
, December 05, 2007
The book, on a whole, is a wonderful read. The quirky input of cleaning tips lend to the overall believability of the text. There's only one, little, bitty thing that I can't accept as possible in this novel...I honestly don't think that the reason behind the cult members not having sex is as well thought out as it could be. I just don't think it's enough of a trauma to obviate the adult sex drive. But, you'll have to read this book yourself if you want to see if I'm wrong here.
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Timequake
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Vonnegut, Kurt
Sally Lehman
, September 27, 2007
It is in Timequake that Kurt Vonnegut Jr describes writing as "(i)diosyncratic arrangements in horizontal lines of twenty-six phonetic symbols, ten numbers, and about eight punctuation marks." With this level of brevity and brilliance, this master of the the unsubtle encompasses the whole of what every writer needs to know. If only everyone else could arrange those symbols, numbers and punctuation marks as well as he did. Too often, Vonnegut is known for only Slaughterhouse Five, but his other, lesser known novels like Timequake are quirky and speak volumes more about this man's personality. In this novel he takes us through a world where ten years have to be lived over again, with all the experiences and errors and humor we lived through one before. And, of course, we learn more about the infamous Kilgore Trout and his wonderful Sci-Fi books. If you want to see more of who Kurt Vonnegut was, read Timequake.
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