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willaful
Timequake | Kurt Vonnegut

For crying out loud Vonnegut, stop meandering on about yourself and write a damn story!

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Bookwormjillk 😂 13h
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Pickpick

Whew! Is this book outdated or what? Most of the stories in this book (about 75%) are good to great. Some stories, however, either completely lost me or were just not that good. And then there are the few that are just ewww. Take the story that is also the title of book—a bit misogynistic or worse? Set in the future, a 70+ woman is a virgin, who is kidnapped and then “subjected” to sex (it‘s not apparently meant to be considered “rape” from the ⬇️

Texreader way in which the story is told), so she can eventually learn how wonderful it is. Then there‘s the story told about the evil Chinese ruler who forces kidnapped American soldiers and the commander‘s family to be the chess pieces moved by the commander. Those taken out of the game are taken out of the land of the living. The evil foreigners are stereotypical. His famous Harrison Bergeron is one of several interesting dystopias. Miss Temptation is ⬇️ 1d
Texreader a favorite, and one that every incel should read. It‘s a great lesson in how to be the true you and how to treat others. Unready to Wear is pretty cool and reminds me of an old Star Trek episode: what happens when some of humanity learn to escape their bodies and continue to thrive? After Monkey House I was ready to bail but I‘m glad I stuck with it for the good stories that prevail in this collection. #authoramonth @Soubhiville (edited) 1d
Soubhiville Eeewwww, sounds like some cringy stuff. Glad it wasn‘t all terrible. 20h
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vlwelser
Player Piano | Kurt Vonnegut
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I totally failed to get through this when I first acquired it. I think I needed to be a bit more adultish to appreciate it. Another one freed from the secret TBR cupboard!

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 14h
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Melismatic
Timequake | Kurt Vonnegut
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Bailedbailed

Well.

I got to a quarter deep and just couldn‘t continue. I‘m sure there‘s more inviting Vonnegut to try instead but this was all that was available in my library at this moment. I told myself I‘d allow one author to be DNF if situation called, I guess this one‘s it for me. #AuthorAMonth

Graywacke My 1st Vonnegut, back in the 1990‘s. But I enjoyed it then. 🙂 2d
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PurpleyPumpkin
To the Lighthouse | Virginia Woolf
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Pickpick

I finished this book back in August for July‘s #VirginiaBloomsberries and #AuthorAMonth picks. I read both a physical copy and the audiobook and I think the audio really helped me follow the shifting perspectives and stream of consciousness form. Woolf‘s writing is luminous and layered and I found the book both thoughtful and quietly moving - a truly lovely read. 4/5⭐️
#100DayProject2025 Book 15/50
(September 15, 2025)

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I loved it too! 2d
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Texreader
A Man Without a Country | Kurt Vonnegut
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Bailedbailed

Billed as extremely funny, I was so looking forward to listening to this book. Alas, I started it right after reading his If This Isn't Nice, What Is? I felt so preached at in that book, so when it started up again with this book I bailed. Maybe I‘ll try it again someday but it just didn‘t work for me this month. On another note, I am enjoying his short stories that I‘m currently reading. #authoramonth @Soubhiville

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Kurt Vonnegut‘s biography starts this audiobook, which I found to be very good, not knowing anything about him—even though I knew he was a famous author who had a big impact in the 1960s and 70s. These are mostly his commencement speeches at colleges. The first speech ends with a discussion of how politicians use hate like a drug. In the second speech, I was astounded at how he, an atheist, respected Jesus is the prince of peace. Sadly, after ⬇️

Texreader those, they are repetitive, preachy, and dismal. I was saddened by this given they were given at commencements. I would have left my graduation ceremony so depressed. And could he not even try to come up with new material for each ceremony? And as much as I loved the first speeches, I found I disagreed with him more than not. A very hard book to review. A pick for the excellent first two speeches. #authoramonth 3d
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willaful
Sucker's Portfolio | Kurt Vonnegut

A rather odd collection of previously unpublished stories that will probably be most appreciated by fans. My favorite part of it was an essay about American myths and decline, which is even more painfully relevant than it was in the 90s.

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Soubhiville That‘s a pretty great title! 🙂 4d
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Texreader
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I‘ve just started this audiobook for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

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JenReadsAlot
Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut
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This was not for me. #bookspin and #authoramonth for September @TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville

Soubhiville Me too. I know it‘s a cult classic, but I didn‘t see the appeal. 1w
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1w
dariazeoli I just finished it today and was kinda like, “Okay…?” 5d
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