A Moment of Silence Please...

darvlay

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12 Apr 07 18:45

Bad wolf

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12 Apr 07 22:56

Originally posted by Nordlys
I heard of him for the first time several years ago, but didn't read anything by him until quite recently. Luckily his books didn't die with him. You should check it out.

What were his books about?

st00p1dfac3

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12 Apr 07 23:17

Originally posted by Bad wolf
What were his books about?

That's an impossible question to answer. It's like asking "what is life about?"

Bad wolf

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12 Apr 07 23:33

Originally posted by st00p1dfac3
That's an impossible question to answer. It's like asking "what is life about?"

So his books varied a lot, okay.

shortcircuit

Fading Fast

A cemetary near you

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12 Apr 07 23:45

Originally posted by Bad wolf
What were his books about?

varied topics. Among his best were Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five,
Breakfast of Champions, Sirens of the Titans, Gallapogos. All are worthy reads.

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

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13 Apr 07 02:02

Good Night Elliot Rosewater.

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

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13 Apr 07 02:04

Originally posted by Bad wolf
What were his books about?

One thing, I would think, was finding irony and comedy in utterly tragic conditions.

Mimor

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13 Apr 07 02:08

Originally posted by shortcircuit
varied topics. Among his best were Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five,
Breakfast of Champions, Sirens of the Titans, Gallapogos. All are worthy reads.

All of those and Mother Night - one of my favorites.

cmsMaster

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13 Apr 07 02:14

Originally posted by darvlay
...for the late Kurt Vonnegut who died today at 84. One of my favourite authors of this or any century.

:'(:'(

Noooooo! 🙁

I wanted to see him speak before he died, too. :'(

He was an awesome writer, I'll have to go and read another one of his books in his memory.