Rating: 
Summary: so honest it hurts
Review: What makes Vonnegut a true and marvelous master of the human condition and life and everything is his acceptance of the unexplainable. Rather than trying to give reasons and solutions, he simply lays it all out in a vastly entertaining style, and challenges his readers to make something of the mess. Here, with a unspectacular cast of characters whirling around in a lot of nothing, it's really rather amazing how deeply touching and brilliant the story is. Although this has a lot to do with Vonnegut's uncanny ability to poke your mind with subtle points in an obvious fashion, it also has to do with the fact that not everything is glamorous and suspenseful and neat. In fact, very little is. The meeting of Vonnegut and Trout at the end is absolutely classic, I could not stop grinning through the entire encounter, and the book itself is genius. Dare to be cynical with the master.
Rating:
Summary: a instant classic
Review: This book was very insightful and entertaining. Some other readers think that this is trash and belongs in the garbage can but it's not. If you wish to read something thought-provoking yet humorous choose this book!
Rating: 
Summary: an overrated work by the master
Review: Vonnegut, master of the cynical, has written far, far better books than the largely overrated Breakfast of Champions. While the premise is a fantastic one, the actual execution is bad, paling when compared to better novels based on shoddier premises.The tale builds towards a climatic, gruesome finale...but that finale never comes. Maybe Vonnegut intended to mock readers who *wanted* to see a horrific ending? Possibly...all he suceeded in doing was ruining what could have been a great story. Toss in a wealth of useless drawings - a joke that grows stale after 30 pages or so - and you have a book that could have (and should have) been so much more. Much of Vonneguts beloved cynicism and wit is still there, the only reason for three stars, but in the end it falls short of what it could have been.
Rating:
Summary: Vonnegut will put you in stitches!
Review: If you are looking for an entertaining, yet wonderfully written satire, Vonnegut's 'Breakfast of Champions' is obviously the best choice. The entire book is hilarious, the self-illustrations by Vonnegut create a strong foundation of both his vivid imagination and sheer genius. I highly recommend this book, being it is one of my all time favorites.
Rating: 
Summary: I'm baffled.
Review: I really meant one star, but I didn't want to be immediately labeled as one of those idiots who gives great books a 1 merely because everyone else threw 5's. Breakfast of Champions, though, was self-indulgent, insubtle, rambling drivel that does not deserve any of the applause which people have so eagerly and richly supplied it with. The attempted irony in the book is distorted and monstrously misapplied. I groaned at each new meaningless illustration or transparent and overwrought attempt at novel, unorthodox narration. The whole book is directed at the lowest common denominator. Style over substance. I admire Vonnegut, and have enjoyed his other works, but Breakfast of Champions belongs in the same trash bin with A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving's only garbage novel, yet it is tremendously loved).
Rating:
Summary: Fun, fun, fun
Review: Like a kid who just won a little league game and is going with the team for banana splits!! Thats how much fun I had reading this.
Rating:
Summary: VONNEGUT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST WRITERS OF THIS CENTURY
Review: THIS WAS THE FIRST VONNEGUT BOOK I READ AND IT REMAINS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. HOWEVER YOU COULD CHOOSE ANY BOOK BY VONNEGUT AND HAVE SELECTED A CLASSIC. :-)
Rating:
Summary: Unique
Review: I have to admit that I am not fond of ironies and sarcasm. However, Vonnegut delivered a unique perspective of his believes in this comical novel "Breakfast of Champions." The ending was quite a surprise, but I don't believe it could have been any better. I certainly appreciate being exposed to Vonnegut's work. He's a great American writer and deserves the recognition he has earned.
Rating:
Summary: A small treasure
Review: I hadn't read Vonnegut for several years until I picked BOC up recently. It didn't take long to remind me why I used to read him so often years ago: His books personify the type of books I love to read. They are constantly entertaining, while at the same time philosophical and thought-provoking. One of Vonneguts many talents is the ability to write in language that is simple enough to be accessible to the masses, but never "dumbed-down". Vonnegut's anthropoligical approach to this book, that of a detached observer, make for fascinating and powerful examinations of the way humans live and think and behave. This novel was extremely funny, yet always with an undercurrent of immense sadness at how our world has turned out.
Rating:
Summary: Pure Vonnegut Madness
Review: Breakfast of Champions delivers Vonnegut's philosophies in its strangest form. The robotic characters exhale amazing deterministic brilliance throughout the novel. Vonnegut himself says that it delves into his insanity and possible schizophrenia. Indeed it is very bizarre because large sections of it (ie. the last 100 pages) seem to be written on an acid trip. It has times of laugh-out-loud humor and moments of horrific atrocities. Overall this book should be read and displayed proudly on any Vonnegut fan's bookshelf, it is clearly one of his best works.
| 
