From the Bookshelf of Overdue Podcast…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
I'm not a huge fan of Kurt Vonnegut, but this book was actually very good. It's the story of a journalist who decides to write a biography about one of the creators of the atom bomb. His investigation into the man's life leads him to the island of San Lorenzo, ice-nine, and Bokonon.
It was written in a very easy to read style and I enjoyed the characters. I thought that the story was done in an easy to follow manner and very straight forward. There were a couple of ludicrous plot points, but tha ...more
It was written in a very easy to read style and I enjoyed the characters. I thought that the story was done in an easy to follow manner and very straight forward. There were a couple of ludicrous plot points, but tha ...more
I just don't get Kurt Vonnegut
...more
Vonnegut has a really interesting writing style. I enjoyed this, but it was pretty dark.
'"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before," Bokonon tells us. "He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way."'
...more
'"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before," Bokonon tells us. "He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way."'
...more
Oct 16, 2012
Denny Nguyen
marked it as to-read
Jan 12, 2013
Boots
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2013
Edward Chamberlin
marked it as to-read
Dec 10, 2013
Zach Gray
marked it as to-read
Dec 19, 2014
Joseph Bianchi
marked it as to-read
Feb 04, 2015
R
marked it as to-read
Mar 19, 2017
Zach
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2018
Lindsay
added it
