Any Vonnegut-arians out there?

Hey, if Kurt hails from there then it's got to be OK, Cobalt!

It is so strange how the doom & misery of the current war in Iraq has triggered off these memories of his books. I guess it's a sort of yearning for sanity in the midst of all the insanity.
Like everyone else (it seems) I haven't read his books in years & years, so it's very much *Vonnegut by Memory* for me, too.
Sadly my memory of Sirens of Titan has completely vanished. I feel a desire to read it again after noting that it's the favourite of so many here at A2K.

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Ms O - did you, too, notice a problem tonight with duplicate posts? I had four in a row earlier tonight about five hours ago! And then I saw that either Dys had the problem, too, OR he was deleting some "unmentionnable" posts? (Just a joke, son!)

Yep, Cobalt! ... & not just now.
You try to send the first time & nothing appears to happen ... So you post a 2nd time, only to have your message appear twice! Seems to be a problem with this new server?

Oh, I forgot about that! You may be right - that is exactly how I have been having the problem happen, too. Hmmmmmmm.... I imagine Craven is already "on it". We know that Roger sure isn't "on it" as he is in Florida with the BBQ Bashers at Misti and Rae's place! Nice again to see you online - have you noticed how often in abuzz and now here in a2k we end up on threads together? Wow! BTW, I'd appreciate it if you took at look at the one I've got on the Mark Twain War Prayer - would love your input.

Cobalt

Yes, I have noticed! (Great minds, & all that! )

Will certainly check out your Mark Twain thread. So much of the time I get stuck in responding to/reading & new posts email updates, which probably stops me from finding new threads.

Cobalt

Could you give me a link, please? Have checked under *poetry* & couldn't find it.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6107&highlight=

Mark Twain's War Prayer

Surprise surprise, I put it under Religion and Spirituality! Ha ha! It is worth your time - I can say this because I've known you for a while now - I think about 2 years even! "Known" = the online sense, lol!

I really enjoyed 'Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!'. It was an entertaining and amusing read, and I really liked the idea of the artificial extended families. Maybe because I'm from a small family which is spread across the world, but I love the idea of having 190,000 cousins and 10,000 brothers and sisters, all looking out for one another. The book is very recognisable Vonnegut, with autobiographical references. Hi ho replaces So it goes
I am not a great fan of 'Slaughterhouse 5' in itself, though I do think it is a valuable read which gives great insight into WWII. I remember that when I was at school I wrote an English dissertation on the effect of war on human mind with 'Slaughterhouse 5', 'Catch 22' and 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (by Erich Maria Remarque) as my key texts. Was I ever depressed by the time I had finished that! Very important reads though, I'd definitely recommend the trio to anyone interested in first hand accounts of war.

Thinkzinc

I LOVED the idea of "lonesome No More"!!!!
The idea that you could bug any family with the same surname as yours, any place, really appealed to me. I read this great interview with Kurt, years ago, where he explained this theory. Americans move so much that they're cut off from their roots & are downright lonely!!! So create new connections to replace the ones that OUGHT to be there. Loved that!

I'm not in the slightest bit surprised that researching & writing that dissertation depressed the hell out of you! Humans are such a let down .. <sigh>

Was just re-reading this thread from 3 years ago. Not sure why - just going through my "Your Topics" (if that makes sense.)
Anyway, it made me wonder: what's Kurt up to these days? Writing, politics, whatever? .... Anyone know? I've completely lost track of him.

(Reading this thread made me feel rather nostalgic .... folk who are no longer here. Some I really miss.)

If I was no longer here would you miss me?

Of course!

What a question!

But you still are here, so ....