Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

Nick · The 5th Beatle

Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

wes · Guitar tech

i read about that, thats too bad.

i think in a few decades, theres going to be like a couple year period where all the counterculture figures start dropping like flies, which presents its obvious problems.

i mean, we're going to have to build more spacecraft to shoot people into space.

Nick · The 5th Beatle

We have a little tribute to him up on the site now.

http://www.staticandfeedback.com/writing/0304kvon.html

In addition, we have finally, finally, finally launched a "Writing" section, so expect to see more in the way of books, with and without pretty pictures.

But in all seriousness, this is one of my favorite stories we've ever run on the site. It's just too bad that these are the circumstances that led to it. Check it out.

wes · Guitar tech

for what its worth, after reading the article, i got a hold of a few of his books.

ive been reading slaughter house five, and i can tell you already that i really really like it....ive got that giddy feeling when i really like a book, and so instead of reading in my free time, i bring the book everywhere and take a peek whenever possible.

i found myself also saying "and so it goes" alot, which i dont know if thats good of bad.

wes · Guitar tech

again for what its worth, ive finished slaughter house five, and almost finished timequake.

Nick · The 5th Beatle

"Slaughterhouse-Five" is one of my favorite books here, recommended by a certain editor who may or may not have written the article that started all this. That book is just so cold and so deliberate and so arty... damn, he was good. I've started - slowly - going through more of him. I'm just about done with "Welcome to the Monkey House."

BeastnDragon · Punk rocker

wes wrote:

again for what its worth, ive finished slaughter house five, and almost finished timequake.

I'm working through everything all over again, too. He was so prolific, there was so much I missed.

I highly, HIGHLY recommend Galapagos and Mother Night. Mother Night is written from the perspective of a Nazi propagandist/U.S. spy. It's really interesting to see how you wind up judging him. Different people have different levels of forgiveness. And, if you're into the whole evolution debate, Galapagos was ahead of its time as a political statement.

I think I'll move onto Man Without A Country next, which I still haven't read.

I get so excited when people read him and I can't even explain why. I think I just like to think that the people around me are thinking...

wes · Guitar tech

BeastnDragon wrote:

wes wrote:

again for what its worth, ive finished slaughter house five, and almost finished timequake.

I'm working through everything all over again, too. He was so prolific, there was so much I missed.

I highly, HIGHLY recommend Galapagos and Mother Night. Mother Night is written from the perspective of a Nazi propagandist/U.S. spy. It's really interesting to see how you wind up judging him. Different people have different levels of forgiveness. And, if you're into the whole evolution debate, Galapagos was ahead of its time as a political statement.

I think I'll move onto Man Without A Country next, which I still haven't read.

I get so excited when people read him and I can't even explain why. I think I just like to think that the people around me are thinking...

i really like how unconventional he is, and it seems like every other sentence is some sort of sad or sometimes funny irony, whether it be about the character, the story, or human kind in general.

what i like most of all is the way that there seems to be a certain mood or perspective or something i cant quite put my finger on, from which he writes everything, that seems to fit a certain part of my personality exactly....i dunno maybe its the pessimism or the little sprinkles of irony all around.

ill definetly check out those books though, thanks.