Archive for the tag 'kurt vonnegut'

Jan 30 2008

Books I’ve Read Recently

Published by Jody under reading & writing, reviews

I never think to create a draft post and write a few sentences about the latest book I’ve read, which is probably what J-Walk does. My last Books I’ve Read Recently post was in June, 2007, yet I read at least one book a week.

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett  (7/10)
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Jun 16 2007

Next Vonnegut Book

I’ve read a couple Kurt Vonnegut books since he died. He doesn’t mess around. I like that. He’s got a healthy and honest sense of humour that I appreciate. I started off with Slaughterhouse Five. It’s laugh-out-loud funny. It’s thoughtful and insightful. It’s entertaining. I thought about the novel long after I put it down. [...]

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Apr 12 2007

Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday.

I only read his short stories.
UPDATE: Nearly every paper on the planet has published an article about Kurt Vonnegut in the past 24 hours. Here’s one from the Globe and Mail.

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