tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post4098795294925387235..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Cat's CradleMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-48833957938267797942017-09-12T09:58:35.719-04:002017-09-12T09:58:35.719-04:00Stacybuckeye - I loved this one so much more than...Stacybuckeye - I loved this one so much more than Slaughterhouse! I felt the same way I want some of Salinger's lesser-known books. It's funny so many people judge an author off their one famous book, but don't give their others a chance. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-53015652613705093462017-09-11T22:00:58.904-04:002017-09-11T22:00:58.904-04:00I really disliked Slaughterhouse-5, but really lov...I really disliked Slaughterhouse-5, but really loved this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-73417801902033106752013-02-08T17:20:55.363-05:002013-02-08T17:20:55.363-05:00bibliophilica - Oh bummer, I work full-time so a m...bibliophilica - Oh bummer, I work full-time so a meeting in the middle of the work week is out for me. Have fun though!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-9128564108630697852013-02-07T13:06:46.965-05:002013-02-07T13:06:46.965-05:00Hi Melissa,
The KV book club now has a wordpress p...Hi Melissa,<br />The KV book club now has a wordpress page. The "about" page is http://vonnegutbookclub.wordpress.com/about/ and I think the notes to the last meeting include the schedule for the next few months or longer.<br />-JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-20902115331957709322013-02-05T13:29:29.230-05:002013-02-05T13:29:29.230-05:00Rob - Yes, Vonnegut's cynical nature is so cle...Rob - Yes, Vonnegut's cynical nature is so clear in this one and he has a blast poking fun at religion. <br /><br />Brooke - You should definitely check him out! Not everyone loves his more sci-fi stuff, but maybe try one of his nonfiction books first. A Man Without a Country is really good. You still have his sense of humor, but none of the more extreme plot points. <br /><br />Enbrethiliel - What a great reading list! I would have loved to have taken that class. <br /><br />bibliophilica - I would love to! I will be at a play the night of the 28th, but is there a list of future dates and books? Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-30151150942738808692013-02-04T12:16:21.682-05:002013-02-04T12:16:21.682-05:00Cat's Cradle is one of my favorites of Vonnegu...Cat's Cradle is one of my favorites of Vonnegut's books. I actually quoted Dr. Hoenikker's Nobel Prize speech at my Dad's memorial service in2007. There was (maybe still is) a Canadian band that calls themselves the Bokononists. <br /><br />You should come to a meeting of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library book club sometime. We're reading God Bless You Mr. Rosewater for the 2/28 meeting. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-22364039739006082572013-02-03T15:00:32.138-05:002013-02-03T15:00:32.138-05:00+JMJ+
Hi, Melissa! I know almost nothing about K...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Hi, Melissa! I know almost nothing about Kurt Vonnegut, but your review reminds me of a paper I took in uni about satiric novels. On the reading list were Jonathan Swift's <i>Gulliver's Travels</i>, George Orwell's <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four</i>, Aldous Huxley's <i>Brave New World</i>, H.G. Wells's <i>Time Machine</i>, Anthony Burgess's <i>Clockwork Orange</i>, and other similar novels. It leans toward the British tradition (as did the entire School of English in my New Zealand university) and the dystopian genre, but now I wonder whether a syllabus adapted for an American class would have <i>Cat's Cradle</i> on it. Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-8060874719252847232013-02-03T12:25:32.479-05:002013-02-03T12:25:32.479-05:00How have I made it 29 years without reading any Vo...How have I made it 29 years without reading any Vonnegut? I don't even own anything by him. This is a huge fail on my part!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474997114568231162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-28708306212886063112013-02-01T18:00:17.804-05:002013-02-01T18:00:17.804-05:00I love Cat's Cradle. My favourite of the three...I love Cat's Cradle. My favourite of the three I've read so far. <br /><br />The idea of Bokononism was great I thought. The fact that it's a book of lies, and says so in its first line, but still manages to provide comfort to its followers is something that made me look at aspects of religion in a new light.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225859948546847678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-2158047080284022082013-02-01T14:00:31.117-05:002013-02-01T14:00:31.117-05:00Sandy - You definitely need to read something by V...Sandy - You definitely need to read something by Vonnegut because you're a Hoosier! <br /><br />Jeanne - Ha, I love it. This is a perfect book for that. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-72582473921708660812013-02-01T07:45:24.815-05:002013-02-01T07:45:24.815-05:00This book was my version of Catcher in the Rye whe...This book was my version of Catcher in the Rye when I was a snotty teenager. I measured everyone else's phoniness by it.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-24302454588418788602013-02-01T06:49:18.281-05:002013-02-01T06:49:18.281-05:00This book would go on the list of "I need to ...This book would go on the list of "I need to read if I want to call myself a serious reader". I like that fact that he is clever but doesn't lose his sense of humor. People like you are going to upgrade my reading selections yet!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.com