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God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian | Kurt Vonnegut
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From Slapstick's "Turkey Farm" to Slaughterhouse-Five's eternity in a Tralfamadorean zoo cage with Montana Wildhack, the question of the afterlife never left Kurt Vonnegut's mind. In God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian, Vonnegut skips back and forth between life and the Afterlife as if the difference between them were rather slight. In thirty odd "interviews," Vonnegut trips down "the blue tunnel to the pearly gates" in the guise of a roving reporter for public radio, conducting interviews: with Salvatore Biagini, a retired construction worker who died of a heart attack while rescuing his schnauzer from a pit bull, with John Brown, still smoldering 140 years after his death by hanging, with William Shakespeare, who rubs Vonnegut the wrong way, and with socialist and labor leader Eugene Victor Debs, one of Vonnegut's personal heroes.What began as a series of ninety-second radio interludes for WNYC, New York City's public radio station, evolved into this provocative collection of musings about who and what we live for, and how much it all matters in the end. From the original portrait by his friend Jules Feiffer that graces the cover, to a final entry from Kilgore Trout, God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian remains a joy.
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Eggs
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Vonnegut is one of a kind

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AMVP
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Pickpick

Time to throw in the towel: I'm not gonna make my reading goal for this year. Otherwise, I might be inclined to not include a book I read in less than an hour. Now though? Eh.

A fun read, and a good vehicle for Vonnegut's sardonic wit.

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AMVP
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britt_brooke
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#ManicMonday #ColorCollage

GREEN is my favorite.

💚 I just happened to be wearing a green (ish) top today.

💚 A few green covers; heavy on the #Vonnegut.

💚 My boys brought this cute little turtle family to the breakfast table this morning (Shelly, Finny, and baby Shell Shell). 🐢🐢🐢

💚 And my green @outofprint mug full of coffee.

SilversReviews Love the color and the photos especially the library mug. 6y
britt_brooke @SilversReviews Thanks! ☺️💚 6y
Cathythoughts You are looking gorgeous 💚💚💚 6y
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JoScho So fun! Thanks for playing 💚🐢💚 6y
britt_brooke @Cathythoughts You are too kind - thanks! ☺️💚 6y
Lizpixie Love the turtles! My granddaughters nickname is Turtle🐢 Green is always the best colour to have, look at nature!💚💚🌳🍀🌵🦎🌵🍀🌳💚💚 6y
britt_brooke @Lizpixie Cute! 💚🐢 And good point .... green is the best. 💚 6y
Kaye Great color choice 💚🎄🌲🌳🌴🌱🌿☘️🍀🌵🍃🍏🍐🥝🥒🥦🥗🔫🔋📟📗💚 6y
britt_brooke @Kaye 💚💚💚 6y
catiewithac 👍🏻💚& Vonnegut 6y
Shemac77 My favorite color too! 6y
britt_brooke @Shemac77 That‘s because you‘re awesome! 💚💚💚 6y
britt_brooke @catiewithac 🙌🏻💚 6y
Cinfhen Love this collage 💚especially your turtle family 🐢🐢🐢 6y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thanks! 💚 6y
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Pluralconstant
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This is Vonnegut book number 24 for me. I inhale everything he writes that I can get my hands on, and it‘s not enough. 😫

BarbaraTheBibliophage Have you met @britt_brooke yet? She‘s a huge Vonnegut fan also! 6y
britt_brooke @BarbaraTheBibliophage You‘re the best! @Pluralconstant I feel the same way! I‘ve read 21 so far. 💚 I liked this one a lot. 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @britt_brooke @pluralconstant Maybe I can be the #LitsyMatchmaker. Haha. 😍📚❤️💛💙👏🏻🎉 (edited) 6y
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Pluralconstant @britt_brooke I can‘t wait until I get a bookshelf, I‘m definitely going to try and collect everything by him. 😍 Which one is your favorite? 6y
Pluralconstant @BarbaraTheBibliophage that‘s amazing 😂😍 6y
britt_brooke @Pluralconstant I‘ve been working on my collection for a couple of years. Just staring at that shelf makes me super happy. 🤩 It‘s hard to pick a favorite! Probably Breakfast of Champions. How about you? 6y
Pluralconstant @britt_brooke I‘ve been homeless most of my life so unfortunately I haven‘t been able to collect for long. 😂 I have to say Mother Night, it sticks with me the most and it has a more somber tone than his other works. 6y
britt_brooke @Pluralconstant Oh my goodness! Hope things are going well for you now. Mother Night is a great choice! It doesn‘t get enough accolades. 6y
Pluralconstant @britt_brooke I‘m engaged and have an amazing little boy that is my life. 😊 it‘s taken a lot of work, being on my own for so long but I have a family and a home now and room for books. 😂 6y
britt_brooke @Pluralconstant That‘s amazing! 😍 Happy for you. 6y
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britt_brooke
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My favorite color. 💚 #Green #ReadingResolutions

Kelican17 Ooooh i love all of the green! 💚💚💚 6y
APLitlife How did you feel about Salvage the Bones? If felt let down by the ending, or lack of it. Or maybe I am just missing something. 6y
CherryPie Brendan Behan! My childhood dog was named after him. 🐕 6y
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britt_brooke @APLitlife I really wasn‘t a fan, but I liked it more than Sing, Unburied, Sing. I think Ward is just not for me. 6y
britt_brooke @CherryPie Aw, that‘s awesome! I‘ve never read him, but my husband loves this book. 6y
britt_brooke @Kelican17 ☺️💚💚💚 6y
LeahBergen Lovely! 6y
Velvetfur Pretty pile of paperbacks 😀 6y
britt_brooke @Velvetfur ☺️💚 6y
DebinHawaii Excellent stack! I should have looked harder--I have I Capture the Castle. 😆💚 6y
kspenmoll Is that a green library mug I spy? Lovely photo! 💚💚 6y
Faibka Love it! 💚 6y
britt_brooke @kspenmoll Yes ma‘am! Thank you. 💚 6y
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night_shift
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Pickpick

The premise was sorta weird and took a few interviews to get used to, but I liked it. Funny and intetesting and a super quick read!

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britt_brooke
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💚💚💚 Green books! 💚💚💚 #GreenwithEnvy #AwesomeAutumnBooks

Jess7 Love it! Very pretty! I'm envious 😜🤗 7y
britt_brooke @Jess7 ☺️😉💚 7y
Kalalalatja Great idea! And very pretty! 💚💚 7y
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britt_brooke @Kalalalatja Thanks! ☺️ 7y
GypsyKat Great picture! 💚💚💚 7y
britt_brooke @GypsyKat Thanks! 😘 7y
BookwormM I love I Capture the Castle amazing book 7y
britt_brooke @BookwormM It's still #TBR, but I plan to read it in the next couple of weeks. ☺️ 7y
vivastory Have you read Quesadillas? While at the library just now I checked out 7y
britt_brooke @vivastory Not yet. I don't know what I'm waiting on. I bought it last fall. 😬 7y
vivastory I still need to read I Capture the Castle & Heart of Darkness. I've had both for at least a year. 😂 7y
britt_brooke @vivastory Those are still #TBR for me, too! I'm starting I Capture the Castle soon .... I think. 😜 7y
Cinfhen Your photos are #onpoint 🙌🏻💚 7y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thanks!! 😘 I think this is my favorite one I've taken so far. 💚 7y
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GoneFishing

I asked this heroic pet lover how it felt to have died for a schnauzer named Teddy. Salvador Biagiani was philosophical. He said it sure beat dying for absolutely nothing in the Viet Nam War.

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OrangeMooseReads
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Vonnegut books are my #happyreads #marchintoreading

OrangeMooseReads @vivastory I have and I want it so bad 7y
deepsearch 😍😍😍 wow- beautiful collection! 7y
britt_brooke YES! Mine, too. Great collection! 💚💚💚 7y
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britt_brooke
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angrylilasian So pretty! 7y
tpixie You've got your own #penguindropcaps going on!! 7y
Lmstraubie 💙💚💛💜 7y
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KellyMuser I love your Vonnegut dominant rainbow! 🌈 7y
britt_brooke @tpixie 😁🌈👏🏻 7y
britt_brooke @angrylilasian @Lmstraubie Thanks! I do love a good book rainbow. So cheerful! 🌈 7y
britt_brooke @KellyMuser Thanks! I almost had enough to do a 100% Vonnegut one. #goals 😁 7y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
vivastory Very impressive, especially the Vonnegut 7y
britt_brooke @vivastory Thanks! 😁 7y
brooklynreads 😍😍😍😍😍😍 7y
yay_books Vonnegut, Steinbeck, McCarthy... These are a few of my favorites! 7y
britt_brooke @yay_books 😁The Steinbeck and McCarthy pictured here are still in my #TBR. I've read the Vonneguts. 👍🏻 7y
AlaMich Well done!!👏👏 7y
Reviewsbylola So pretty. 🌈🌈 7y
Zelma Nicely done! 👍👍 7y
britt_brooke @Zelma @Tiffness83 Thanks! ❤️💛💚💙💜 7y
MrBook Colorful! 7y
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haileybean
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Pickpick

Sounds like someone I would want to hang out with. I loved this book; but I love Kurt Vonnegut so I'm probably a little more than biased.

I had no idea who Vivian Hallinan was until I read this and when I searched her name on Google I was immediately impressed by her and immediately annoyed. She was a huge advocate for civil rights but all they talk about is her husband or her appearance. Some things don't change.

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haileybean
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1.) I didn't know "Imaginary Conversations" was a subject ? and 2.) I love that acknowledgement.

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Clevercactus
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Pickpick

This is a clever little compilation of interviews with a few of the residents of Heaven - unknown, famous, and infamous. Vonnegut (the humanist - small 'h') himself is conducting these interviews via intentional near death experiences facilitated by his buddy, Jack Kervorkian, M.D. The savvy Vonnegut reader would find it hilarious that the last person interviewed in heaven was Isaac Asimov.

JanuarieTimewalker13 Oh this sounds great!!! Thanks for that review! 7y
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britt_brooke
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Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut, wherever you are. 🙃 Inspired by @OrangeMooseReads post and @EnidBiteEm #lazyphotochallenge!

PS. I thought I had more, but a lot are on my Kindle. Dear Santa, I need more hard copies!

JonathanDunne I'm reading Slapstick right now. 7y
jyurkanin That Vonnegut mug it a gem! 😍😍😍 7y
britt_brooke @JonathanDunne I haven't read that one yet, but it's waiting on my Kindle. 😁 7y
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britt_brooke @jyurkanin Thanks! I saw it in one of @Liberty's posts a few months ago and had to have it! It's from @outofprint. 👍🏻 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Nice photo! 7y
britt_brooke @erzascarletbookgasm Thank you. ☺️ 7y
saresmoore Dear Santa, all of the books, please! Yes and amen. And I still think this is a solid collection! 7y
britt_brooke @saresmoore Thanks! 😁 7y
kspenmoll Mug is as great as his books! 7y
britt_brooke @kspenmoll 😁 It's my favorite! 7y
EnidBiteEm What a collection! 🎉And yes, buy more hard copies (if for no reason than to protest against recent events). 7y
britt_brooke @EnidBiteEm Absolutely! 😬 7y
Bette Nice picture! 👍😊❤️ 7y
britt_brooke @Bette Thank you! As you can see, i like snapping pictures my deck. 😁 7y
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GoneFishing

I was lucky enough on this trip to interview none other than the late Adolf Hitler.
I was gratified to learn that he now feels remorse for any actions of his, however indirectly, which might have had anything to do with the violent deaths suffered by thirty-five million people during WWII. He and his mistress Eva Braun were among those casualties, along with four million other Germans, six million Jews, eighteen million members of the Soviet Union

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Abigator
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Love this guy.

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Abigator
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britt_brooke
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Love this! #bookrainbow #somethingforsept 🌈📚

RealLifeReading Gorgeous! 8y
britt_brooke @RealLifeReading This is my favorite prompt so far. The feed is stunning! Thanks! ☺️ 8y
LauraBeth ❤️ your stack picks 😀 8y
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Cinfhen Looks awesome 🦄 8y
britt_brooke @LauraBeth Thanks! Sadly, I've only read 3 of them, the rest are TBR (except Go Set a Watchman, not sure why I still have it since I can't bring myself to open it). 😄 8y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thanks! ☺️ 8y
PurpleyPumpkin Lovely🌈 8y
LauraBeth @britt_brooke I am so conflicted about Go Set A Watchman. I want to read it but I don't like how it came to be 8y
britt_brooke @LauraBeth I know, I kind of feel the same. 8y
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britt_brooke

Love this! #bookrainbow #somethingforsept 🌈📚

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britt_brooke
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Sage advice. 👍🏻

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britt_brooke
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Pickpick

The title drew my attention. I stayed for the witticism and insight. This was the perfect bathtub reading while my boys napped today. Yes, I am aware of what an awesome life I have! 😉☺️

abhisynthe What I love most about him is he leaves the kind of conversations lingering in your head that you secretly always wished you had, but didn't know about. 8y
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