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Jailbird
Jailbird: A Novel | Kurt Vonnegut
Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in governmentand in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiary as Watergates least known co-conspirator. But the humor turns dark when Vonnegut shines his spotlight on the cold hearts and calculated greed of the mighty, giving a razor-sharp edge to an unforgettable portrait of power and politics in our times. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Texreader
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A walk to our community garden‘s Little Free Library today landed me the tagged book and my first bluebonnet of the season. It‘s way too early for my favorite flower but we‘ve had some spring-y weather this week so it must have gotten confused.

tpixie 🌺🌺🌺 2y
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Leftcoastzen
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#savvysettings #prison Walter Starbuck is released from a minimum security facility after being a minor player in Watergate. This is his story.

EvieBee What a great Edition! 3y
Leftcoastzen @EvieBee Thanks! It‘s a first but no dust jacket. I love the detail & design of this title page. 3y
tpixie Great title page! Also, for some reason I thought Kurt Vonnegut would‘ve been long dead before Watergate…. 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🖤 3y
Eggs Great choice! 3y
Leftcoastzen @tpixie born 1922 died 2007. 3y
tpixie @Leftcoastzen thanks! I fell asleep as I was about to look! Lol 😂 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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📚 Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut
✍️ Jesmyn Ward
🍿 Jackie Brown
📺 Jeopardy
🎤 Elton John
🎶 Jolene by Mrs Dolly

#manicmonday #letterJ @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 💜 5y
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Leftcoastzen
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A thought for the day from one of my favorite authors.Seems Italy is going to slowly reopen,listing bookstores as one of the businesses most essential to reopen.Littens would agree ,I bet.Hope everyone stays safe.

batsy I love this quote. 5y
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Tamra
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Grading jail this morning. I‘d rather be reading. 🤓🤨

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Known as his “Watergate novel,” this touches on the labor movement, power, and politics, all draped in dark humor, of course. It‘s told from bureaucrat Walter Starbuck‘s POV in the days following his release from prison for his wee involvement in the Watergate scandal. This isn‘t Vonnegut at his best, but still enjoyable. I‘m always thrilled for a Kilgore Trout cameo, though he is slightly different in this account.

Alternated with audio.

Ruthiella I love Vonnegut‘s wry humor. I‘ve not read this one yet however!😀 6y
britt_brooke @Ruthiella He‘s one of my favorites! 6y
bookcollecter This is one of three I still need to read. 6y
britt_brooke @bookcollecter It‘s one of 2 I was lacking. I sill need to read Player Piano. 6y
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britt_brooke
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It‘s alway a good time for some #Vonnegut.

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britt_brooke
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? Jailbird - one of 2 Vonnegut novels I haven‘t read yet, but I‘m choosing it anyway ?
? Jerome D Salinger
? Jawbreaker
? jalapeño poppers

#manicmonday #letterj

JoScho Jalapeño poppers!! Good one! ? 6y
tammysue I love jalapeño poppers! ? 6y
sprainedbrain Salinger! ❤️ 6y
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Skyrimir
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Day 4, #crimesagainstcovers @ErinSueG Worst place you have rescued a book from.

Grabbed this one from the top of a pile of trash in front of someone‘s house. There wasn‘t anything wrong with it! My guy Vonnegut isn‘t about to go sit on a landfill if I can help it.

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britt_brooke
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My first thought for #birds was this #Vonnegut that‘s still in my #TBR pile. I‘ll get to it one of these days. #noteworthynovember

tjwill That one is still TBR for me too! 7y
britt_brooke @tjwill We‘ll get to it one of these days! 😬😉 7y
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GypsyKat
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Confession: I have never read anything by Kurt Vonnegut. I'm going to change that with this book. I love when these deals include an optional audible sale price as well. 👍 #BookSale

[DELETED] 3803335244 I haven't read anything by him either 🙈 you're not alone! 7y
TheBookStacker Oh I love Vonnegut! 7y
WarpedSweetness I haven't either. I think I have too many books out though. Lol 7y
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LauraBrook Another Vonnegut virgin here too! 🙋🏻 7y
GypsyKat @ForeverNerdy @WarpedSweetness @LauraBrook I'm glad to see that it's it just me! 7y
OrangeMooseReads This a good one! You all need to get on fixing that Vonnegut virginity! You don't know what you are missing. (edited) 7y
GypsyKat @OrangeMooseReads That's why I bought it. 👍 7y
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Purple was slightly tricky! Had to raid my husband's books for a couple. 🔮💜💟 Thanks for the tag, @Amanda23!

I don't want to tag someone twice, so this can just be for anyone who hasn't had a go yet. I'll mix it up and ask for blue and white books! #bookcolortag

Amanda23 Nice!! 7y
coffeewithbooks My favorite Color😊💜 7y
kspenmoll 💜💜 7y
EvieBee Lovely! 7y
SilversReviews Love the purple. 7y
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Leftcoastzen
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My bumper Littens!

MrBook Aye! 8y
Jess_Read_This ❤️Love it!❤️ 8y
vivastory I need this 8y
elkeOriginal 👏👏👏👏👏 8y
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jlMunn
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It may just be the cold talking, but this feels particularly relavent today.

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OrangeMooseReads
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Another good Vonnegut read. As always his satire and social commentary are on point even for today.

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OrangeMooseReads
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I am determined to finish this damn book today! I don't know why I'm struggling with it. It's a good book but I am struggling to get through it. I only have 50 pages left.

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OrangeMooseReads
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Veggie tots and crab cake mmmm

Alfoster Yummm!❤ 8y
OrangeMooseReads @Alfoster yes very 😀 8y
Alfoster What's in the veggie tots? 8y
OrangeMooseReads @alfoster These ones are cauliflower. They are Green Giant brand (edited) 8y
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OrangeMooseReads
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Suzze What more could you need? Perfect pair! 8y
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OrangeMooseReads
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I've found a similar idea in other books with characters that are Jewish and survived camp(s). I've also found it in memoirs of survivors.

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OrangeMooseReads
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Isabella is keeping me from reading Kurt

MrBook #Isabella 😻😻😻😻!!!! #catsofLitsy 8y
syasutake I think our cats are long-lost twins. 😻 8y
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BookBabe 😻😻😻 Isabella is adorable! ❤❤❤ 8y
OrangeMooseReads @BookBabe Thank you 😀 8y
josie281 🐱 ❤️ this is on my TBR for 1979 book! 8y
OrangeMooseReads @josie281 Isabella likes it lol 8y
niftytiffd Pretty kitty! 😻 8y
bitterbear That face! ♡♡♡ 8y
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OrangeMooseReads
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Man Cub picked my next read for me. First up in the #litsyatoz challenge!

britt_brooke I haven't read this one yet. Hope it's good! 8y
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rachelm
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#onewordtitles for #photoadaynov16
Wide variety of genres and time periods written, but couldn't stop myself from alphabetizing.... and Moose couldn't stop herself from "helping" (fast forward one minute to a pile of open books on the floor)

Mariposa_Bookworm Superfudge!!!!!!💜💜💜💜💜 8y
rachelm @Mariposa_Bookworm I know!!! I love that one :) 8y
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Peliman
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This is the 11th #KurtVonnegut book I've read (about to be 11th, in a few moments) I bought this at a thrift shop at around 50php (I actually asked a friend to buy all the Vonnegut books there when he had the chance, I ended up getting 6 to 7 books! Hahaha!)

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GoneFishing
Jailbird: A Novel | Kurt Vonnegut

You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too. And you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food.

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Brooke_H
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A brilliant satire of 1970s US. Written in that deceptively simple Vonnegut style that is completely entertaining while at the same time making me catch my breath and say YES, THAT.

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Brooke_H
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Evening reading

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Brooke_H
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Ready for the pool.

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Brooke_H
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Grabbed a dusty old paperback for camp this weekend.

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jrswam
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"So I said of life in general that it probably was worth it, but that it did seem to go on for a little too long."

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