When I was in high school, Kurt Vonnegut was my favorite author, hands down. Cat's Cradle was my favorite Vonnegut novel, and I read it several times. I also read most of his other novels -- at least those written before the end of the 1970s -- before suddenly losing interest.
Honestly, I can't remember why I found Vonnegut so appealing. He was funny, I suppose. And I liked the way that he flouted grammatical conventions.
Vonnegut died today at age 84. So it goes.
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1. Posted by Scott Moss on April 12, 2007 @ 9:51 | Permalink
I had the same Vonnegut phase in late high school through college. I think part of what I found appealing was his ability to see and criticize all sorts of evil and suffering in the world, yet retain a sense of humor and an upbeat personality. That's hard to do. I met him in the 1990s, and he was exactly like that in person: the friendly cynic.
2. Posted by Jake on April 12, 2007 @ 20:50 | Permalink
Me too. I learned a lot about how to interpret things by reading Vonnegut.
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