Devastating story about PoW-induced PTSD and how the main character manages to cope with life during and after his wartime experience. It’s objectively a horrifically sad and depressing book. But with that being said, it’s just… so… ***funny***. I lost track of how many times I laughed out loud while reading it, directly in the face of things that I’d never dream of laughing at if I witnessed them first-hand.
Vonnegut’s wit, sense of comedic timing, and profound understanding of the human psyche is unmatched in my eyes. Plus for my money he’s the king of the substance to word count ratio. So much life packed into such simple but *wildly effective* narrative and dialog.
I’ve now read 3 of his other books since finishing *Slaughterhouse-Five* in January, and I intend to read his entire collected works of novels and short stories this year.
YupJustanotherJames on
Can you tell me how far in did you start getting into it? I tried but got bored at the beginning and didnt finish..
taykray126 on
Man I’m sorry that it’s so overhyped in this sub but it really is my favorite book lol. But to be fair I seem to be having a love affair with 1800s and US Westward Expansion related stories ever since I moved to the Southwest.
CrazyGreenCrayon on
Not Lonesome Dove. Maybe Pride and Prejudice.
pleasecallmeSamuel on
Hyperion/The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
blue-raspberry67 on
overall fav- the sirens of titan by kurt vonnegut
recent fav- i who have never known men by jacqueline harpman
stoictele1968 on
Lonesome Dove is in my top 5 for sure. The others in that group would be Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, Underworld by Don Delillo, The Wind up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami and The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. Honourable mention to Williams” Stoner.
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*Slaughterhouse-Five* by Kurt Vonnegut.
Devastating story about PoW-induced PTSD and how the main character manages to cope with life during and after his wartime experience. It’s objectively a horrifically sad and depressing book. But with that being said, it’s just… so… ***funny***. I lost track of how many times I laughed out loud while reading it, directly in the face of things that I’d never dream of laughing at if I witnessed them first-hand.
Vonnegut’s wit, sense of comedic timing, and profound understanding of the human psyche is unmatched in my eyes. Plus for my money he’s the king of the substance to word count ratio. So much life packed into such simple but *wildly effective* narrative and dialog.
I’ve now read 3 of his other books since finishing *Slaughterhouse-Five* in January, and I intend to read his entire collected works of novels and short stories this year.
Can you tell me how far in did you start getting into it? I tried but got bored at the beginning and didnt finish..
Man I’m sorry that it’s so overhyped in this sub but it really is my favorite book lol. But to be fair I seem to be having a love affair with 1800s and US Westward Expansion related stories ever since I moved to the Southwest.
Not Lonesome Dove. Maybe Pride and Prejudice.
Hyperion/The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
overall fav- the sirens of titan by kurt vonnegut
recent fav- i who have never known men by jacqueline harpman
Lonesome Dove is in my top 5 for sure. The others in that group would be Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, Underworld by Don Delillo, The Wind up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami and The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. Honourable mention to Williams” Stoner.
*Horizon* –Barry Lopez