Nyna's review
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
I have always enjoyed the way that Vonnegut sees the world, and his books, while written with well-formed characters and usually somewhat interesting plot-lines, have always struck me as 'idea' books. This book had a lot of ideas in it. They made me think, and usually I liked the way they directed my thoughts.
This is one of my favorite Vonnegut novels. It's something about how likable Campbell is, even at his very worst. About how the one thing he can say about himself with pride is that he has never ignored a truth, never denied something that he knew to be true in order to make what he's done more palatable. He was a monster who was aware all the time that he was a monster, and that allowed him to be simultaneously a man -- sometimes a good one, sometimes a bad one, but a man like every other.
I enjoyed this book. I feel like I am a slightly better person after reading it than I was before, and that's more than you can usually ask for.
This is one of my favorite Vonnegut novels. It's something about how likable Campbell is, even at his very worst. About how the one thing he can say about himself with pride is that he has never ignored a truth, never denied something that he knew to be true in order to make what he's done more palatable. He was a monster who was aware all the time that he was a monster, and that allowed him to be simultaneously a man -- sometimes a good one, sometimes a bad one, but a man like every other.
I enjoyed this book. I feel like I am a slightly better person after reading it than I was before, and that's more than you can usually ask for.
