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annalise_0729's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I love Vonnegut. I’m not sure why it has been so long since I read any of his novels, but it will certainly not be long before the next.
This novel is a great satirical look at America… I love the pacing, the omniscient narrator, the humor. It’s just a really good novel.
This novel is a great satirical look at America… I love the pacing, the omniscient narrator, the humor. It’s just a really good novel.
avra2002's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kcrouth's review against another edition
3.0
This one was a little too over the top for me. It swung between totally outrageous and a true representation of our culture and society. I didn't mind the swings so much as the rate of the swinging. Certainly, the reader is left with many points to ponder, and as outrageous as a literal reading is, it is a valid and biting critique of our culture and society. Definitely worth reading.
sarasoycappuccino's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
spectracommunist's review
5.0
This is one of the most intelligent use of literary devices that I've read up to date. Vonnegut himself is a character in this fiction as the creator of this universe (which he literally is) and foreshadows how he has control over the fates of the characters in this novel which is a metaphor for how much devoid of free-will their characters are.
Besides that Kilgore Traut which was had a significant characterization in 'Slaughterhouse 5', in this novel, is a character so remotely close to the writer-counterpart of Vonnegut himself and there are lots of sci-fi stories that Traut has written and the gest is provided which along with the main story renders some examples for many of the recurring themes i.e. racism, sexism, pollution and advertisement. The title itself is a huge punchline for any cereal-meal ad and has not any other significance in the novel.
Overall, this one doesn't have a real plot but although the reader is tricked to chase one and the end gets some really real revelations. I think this novel was built to be flawfully devoid of a story and despite the fact, Vonnegut comes up with a product nonetheless splendid.
Did I say a product?
On the expected hand, Dwayne Hoover is our protagonist which represents typical America with its nature of capitalistically owning everything and most of the incidents revolve around him. However, there are a lot of characters in this book who define an entire spectrum of a generation in America, all devoid of any free will, like us all, in a city which is called "the asshole of the universe".
Besides that Kilgore Traut which was had a significant characterization in 'Slaughterhouse 5', in this novel, is a character so remotely close to the writer-counterpart of Vonnegut himself and there are lots of sci-fi stories that Traut has written and the gest is provided which along with the main story renders some examples for many of the recurring themes i.e. racism, sexism, pollution and advertisement. The title itself is a huge punchline for any cereal-meal ad and has not any other significance in the novel.
Overall, this one doesn't have a real plot but although the reader is tricked to chase one and the end gets some really real revelations. I think this novel was built to be flawfully devoid of a story and despite the fact, Vonnegut comes up with a product nonetheless splendid.
Did I say a product?
On the expected hand, Dwayne Hoover is our protagonist which represents typical America with its nature of capitalistically owning everything and most of the incidents revolve around him. However, there are a lot of characters in this book who define an entire spectrum of a generation in America, all devoid of any free will, like us all, in a city which is called "the asshole of the universe".
am304's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
purplepierogi's review
2.0
I literally hate-finished this book, i.e. finished it just to write a critical review and the last like 30 pages I was distracted by thinking how much I disliked it. I was going to say, this review was brought to you by Lea leaving it w me and it being the only book in my car — but now I feel compelled to further say that it used the n word waaaay too much even for the macro critique and I’m not a fan ! I liked slaughter house 5 but I hated this
maddie_reads_stuff's review against another edition
4.0
A car salesman goes insane, Kilgore Trout travels to Midland City, and the fourth wall is shattered and ground up into dust that floats away and ends up in the bubbles in Sacred Miracle Cave.
Listen: Vonnegut's not shying away from some hard truths about America, (In nonsense is strength), and I'm not sure anything essential has really changed since he wrote this book over 40 years ago. The book is creative and odd and Vonnegutty. It's about Americans and the way we think and live. Etc.
Listen: Vonnegut's not shying away from some hard truths about America, (In nonsense is strength), and I'm not sure anything essential has really changed since he wrote this book over 40 years ago. The book is creative and odd and Vonnegutty. It's about Americans and the way we think and live. Etc.