His books are required reading for the rest of your life

September 15, 2004 9:51 AM

The Greatest War Protestor of All Time--Wise, hilarious, and kind words from Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. If you don't know who he is, fake it.
posted by chinese_fashion (7 comments total)

And if I were a Salon subscriber, why would I need an FPP on Mefi?
posted by linux at 10:25 AM on September 15, 2004

Q: When I was reading Dr. Kevorkian, I was reminded a bit of a Japanese film from a couple years ago called "Afterlife."

Vonnegut: I haven't heard of it.

Q: It's premise is that those who have recently died are taken to a waiting room for one week, during which time they must choose only a single memory from their entire lives which will endlessly replay for them, while all of their other memories are erased.

Vonnegut: So everybody's fucking, right?

Hee hee. While I loved the film, I noticed memories like that were conspicuously absent.

Other than that, I got nothin' to add. I love everything I've read by Vonnegut, especially Hocus Pocus and Mother Night.
posted by The Card Cheat at 10:27 AM on September 15, 2004

As a social/political commentator, there's no one more cynical and warm-hearted than Vonnegut.
posted by kozad at 11:56 AM on September 15, 2004

And how, pray tell, does one read the article in question?
posted by iamck at 12:44 PM on September 15, 2004

Does anybody else find that when they read Vonnegut, they start unconsciously mimicking his style of writing for a few days afterwards?
posted by Hildago at 1:17 PM on September 15, 2004

I know I do. One of these days, I'll sign a memo with

His asshole looks like this ====> *

BoC rules.
posted by dr_dank at 1:45 PM on September 15, 2004

> there's no one more cynical and warm-hearted than Vonnegut.

Kurt puts bitter coatings on sugar pills.
posted by jfuller at 5:14 PM on September 15, 2004