God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut - Neatorama: Did you know today would have been Kurt Vonnegut’s 90th birthday? In memory of one of the greatest writers of the last century, here is a look back at the author’s incredible life.
Empathized ("liked" just doesn't quite apply) with most of his books. Don't agree with his implicit and explicit anti-American screed, but knowing something of his background and experiences (although I never met him) and seeing the magnificent way his writing expressed the conscious clash of American idealism and world-weary pessimism, I give him some slack 8-) Vonnegut seemed well aware of the big emotional / intellectual contradictions in his books. He purposely put them there!
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Empathized ("liked" just doesn't quite apply) with most of his books. Don't agree with his implicit and explicit anti-American screed, but knowing something of his background and experiences (although I never met him) and seeing the magnificent way his writing expressed the conscious clash of American idealism and world-weary pessimism, I give him some slack 8-) Vonnegut seemed well aware of the big emotional / intellectual contradictions in his books. He purposely put them there!
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