Breakfast of Champions: A Novel
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Author: Kurt VonnegutEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-05-11
ISBN: 0385334206
Number of pages: 303
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
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- ISBN13: 9780385334204
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Breakfast of Champions: A Novel
Book Review: "My favorite from Vonnegut"
Summary: 5 Stars
Purely and simply the funniest book I have ever read, however be prepared for some pretty extreme racism. But don't worry there are plenty of little treats in this one for everybody. I promise you will "laugh out load" at least five times. At least. It was the softer side to this story that I was not expecting, but it was a pleasant surprise nonetheless and turned the book into a true masterpiece. What caught my eye is when Vonnegut places himself into the story and talks about his suicidal mother, and his farewell to Kilgore Trout at the end which is surprisingly emotional, but wickedly fun. Here is a sneak preview of a passage I want to share with you that grabbed me when I read it.(which is thrown in very unexpectedly I might add)
"This is a very bad book you're writing," I said to myself behind my leaks.(glasses) "I know," I said. "You're afraid you'll kill yourself the way your mother did," I said. "I know," I said.
This is Vonnegut letting loose some pretty dark demons in his life at the time. He wrote this book as a gift to himself for his 50th birthday. And for all the great fiction he has written over the years that we have grown to love, that passage was his heart and soul, not fiction. I guess he needed to get that off his chest.
I'm glad he did.
And so on.
Anyway, this is without a doubt a great book on many different levels (if you can get by the racism) from beginning to end. I loved it. Oh, I almost forgot, the pictures are great too.
Enjoy.
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