"And So It Goes"...Kurt Vonnegut: A Life

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Comment by Valentino Martinez on January 18, 2012 at 1:24am: Kurt Vonnegut - One of my favorite authors. He had an uncanny way of describing harsh reality with satire.

Comment by Amber on January 19, 2012 at 11:19am: I was just talking about him a couple of weeks ago! I had read "Mother night" for the 1st itme, and asked my 23 yeat old son if he would like to read it. He did not know who Kurt Vonnegut was - I relaized so many of the books I grew up reading had never made it with me when I moved out on my own. So I sent him a link to Vonnegut's books, and told him which I considered "favorites", and will be ordering some for his birthday in July. I recommended he start with "Breakfast of Champions", God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater", and "Cat's Cradle".

Comment by Valentino Martinez on January 19, 2012 at 12:17pm: @Amber--good to hear you've read Kurt Vonnegut and are recommending him as an author worth reading to your son.

Besides his writings--I was impressed with his life experiences (survived the experience of WWII combat and being a German POW) and his inspiring and mentoring of young writers throughout his long life). He was one of a kind in many respects...many compare him to the modern version of Mark Twain.

I like:

“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’ ”

And.."Pretend to be good always, and even God will be fooled."

...among so many other things he said in his novels.

Comment by Amy Ala Miller on January 19, 2012 at 12:22pm: I bought my 17 yr old daughter this book for Christmas! It came out about a week after she was moaning about the lack of Vonnegut bios and I was able to sneak it into her gifts. She loved it - great author and according to my kid a great bio!