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Summary: I do not recommend this book
Review: Anyone who thinks 'Breakfast of Champions' is "outright hilarious" has a strange sense of humor. Not once was I even mildly amused. Was it the crude humor for shock value? The blatant attempts at teaching us lessons about our messed up society? If you are desperate enough to read this book, I recommend just looking at the pictures, that's about as good as it gets.
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Summary: Vonnegut has ruined the American novel for me!
Review: That's right! After devouring BOC and splitting my seems I can't seem to read other novels with the same zest. Silly, spirited, sad...it raked my brainscape raw. Right up there with Tom Robbins' "Another Roadside Attraction"--(the other book that ruined it for me). I'll be scouring the book stores for a new champion for a loooong time! And so on... Thanks alot, Kurt!
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Summary: Funny, Funny, Funny stuff!
Review: Kurt Vonnegut is a master. This book was by far my favorite, and I've read most of Vonnegut's. It is full of laughes and Vonnegut's most famous character Kinglore Trout! I don't see how you could not enjoy this book!
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Summary: Wide Open Beavers
Review: This is a great introduction to the wackier side of the world of Kurt. Slaughterhouse... and Mother Night could be better works overall, but this is, by far, much funnier and much more relevant to today's society. Great commentary. It never gets boring and, most importantly, never gets nauseously sarcastic- it is always fresh. You will definitely enjoy this, no matter who you are. Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte, and Albert Finney are doing the film- we'll see about that.
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Summary: Deserves six stars!
Review: Probably the funniest book I've ever read. Vonnegut always has something worthwhile to say, but this is probably his best work ever! A must-read for everyone.
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Summary: Random thoughts in a semi-organized way
Review: Wooohoooo! that rocked..I finished it today and it was amazing. I specifically thought his views on race relations made me look at the world in a different way..I'm not sure i understood the book in its fullest, but i have yet to carry a conversation about it to another person who read it.. so I might change what i wrote hear soon.
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Summary: Great book, true vonnegut form
Review: I am an avid reader of kurt vonnegut's work and this book is one of my favorites. a great read!
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Summary: the movie's coming out - so look for a repeat bestseller
Review: Written on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday, Vonnegut chose this auspicious occasion to revisit the life of one of his characters who appeared in earlier novels--Kilgore Trout, an obscure science fiction writer, whom Vonnegut now allows to become rich and famous, despite Trout's total lack of interest in fame and fortune. (Bruce Willis got the part!) Vonnegut's beautiful phrases are few and far between. His ironic truths are delivered in short, straightforward sentences--a sometimes gentle, sometimes not so gentle confrontation. Vonnegut is in a class by himself. Unlike other satirists, he shows a genuine affection for his characters, reflecting what must be a great love for the human race--despite its foibles that he so expertly identifies. His black comedy is rendered with a sensitivity that elecits tender feelings and fondness for his characters, who are neither heroes nor villains, but people like ourselves who have stubbed their toes walking life's path. His c! omic irreverence always serves to let us know ourselves better, and he leaves no sacred cow unmilked. About the discovery of America in 1492, he says, "Actually, millions of human beings were already living full and imaginative lives on the continent in 1492. That was simply the year in which sea pirates began to cheat and rob and kill them." BOC is among Vonnegut's finest writings, something of a summary of his first fifty years of experience as a human being.
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Summary: Loved the pictures!
Review: First of all, I wasn't an English major so I can't talk to you about grand themes and insights. What I would suggest to anyone who hasn't seen this book yet is to just pick it up some where and look at a few of the pictures and read a snippet or two of the book. I can almost guarantee you'll buy it. The humor was great as were the observations. I just finished ""Breakfast of Champions" and have made it my mission to read the rest of his stuff by the end of summer. I've also found this book helps fend off muggers. After you read it you'll start thinking about it at odd times and places and just break out laughing, which is what I often do at the bus and train stations in Chicago. It's great how people veer away from you when you do that. LOOK AT THE PICTURES!
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Summary: Funny, enlightening, entertaining.
Review: My first Vonnecut novel, it is the best of all those I've read. The book intertwines the lives of a car salesman and a failing author. Vonnecut attempts to write the book from the point of view of someone who knew absolutely nothing about the way Earth works, and the end results are fascinating.
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