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PostSlaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:14 am
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See if you can figure out which author/book this opening line comes from. It's actually two lines for this one, because the opening two are short.

"All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true."
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:51 am
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No takers?
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:02 pm
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Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:28 pm
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Thanks, Boundzy, and welcome to ARWZ!

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut is indeed correct.

I've not read it myself, but I just ordered it from the library. I read one Vonnegut SF story in college and I've been anxious to read more. When I found this one of the Amazon SF Bestsellers list, I thought I'd give it a try.
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:32 am
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I've read practically everything Vonnegut has ever had published in book form. In my opinion you will like Slaughterhouse Five, and if you would like other recommendations afterwards just give the word.
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:58 pm
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What other Vonnegut novels would you recommend to fans of alternative reality fiction?
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:19 pm
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Even though none of his novels could really be considered mainstream, most are not of the speculative nature either, or of the alternate reality type as you like to term it. Of those that are, however, I would go with either Cat's Cradle or The Sirens of Titan. Both are SF, but mainly they are social satires. Of his more conventional stories, I would recommend God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Breakfast of Champions and Mother Night, and the collection Welcome to the Monkey House, which includes a variety of story types.
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Thanks, I'll check those out.
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