Bluebeard

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Summary: The best book I have ever read.
Review: As I said before, this is the best book I have ever read. Yes, I have read other titles by Vonnegut, but this one is by far my favorite. Everyperson I have ever recommended this to has enjoyed it. Come on buy it, it's only $6.00; you spend that much on one pill of Viagra.

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Summary: The story is beautiful, in a Vonnegutian way
Review: Did you think Kurt Vonnegut would write about the saving power of love? This book amazes and touches you, while still providing everything we expect from Vonnegut: a witty and wry alternative view of our society

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Summary: Just tremendous....
Review: This is a wonderful book; the only Vonnegut book ever to make me cry!

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Summary: Best book I ever read for a school report!
Review: I have never read any of vonnegut's works before, nor have I ever heard of them. This is the first book that I read that combined mystery, suspense, suicide, mental insanity, sex, lies, war, modern art history, love, heartbreak and humor; and i must say, it worked quite well. I am very impressed with Vonnegut and I want to read more of his books.

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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read.
Review: One of Vonnegut's best!! I found myself continuously having to remind myself that Rabo Karabekian (main character) was indeed a fictional character. How does he do it? How does Vonnegut become the "soul" of an Armenian-American artist without exagerating or fabricating specific cultural traits and values that are particular to the Armenian people. A story with no shortcomings, and an ending that sugar-coats the entire experience.

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Summary: ONE OF HIS BEST!!
Review: This book is a fine example of Vonnegut's talent for characters. That's the great part about this book imparticular. We all see a little of ourself in this aging artist who, even having lived a very interesting life, is having trouble finding closure. We can live out our loves, loses, and screw ups through Rabo, and that is the mark of a true genius at work. Do yourself a favor and read it, several times.

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Summary: The Best of Vonnegut.
Review: This book is by far one of his best. As one of Vonnegut's biggest fans, I feel this book is my favorite. A great introduction for those interested in Vonnegut's work. Insightful yet sarcastic, funny in a wonderfully dark manner.

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Summary: It doesn't get much better than this.
Review: Vonnegut is one of the most absorbing and compelling authors alive; he has never written a "bad" book and Bluebeard is one of his very best. Witty, funny and beautiful

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Summary: A fine excursion, but haven't we read this before?
Review: "Bluebeard" is one of Vonnegut's many novels that attempts to tie the atrocities of WWII, the simple beauty of modern art, (The central character played a brief role in "Breakfast of Champions" as the artist who paints a blue dot on a canvas) and the cruelness of people. And it does a fine job of that. But then again, didn't we read many of these same points in "Mother Night", "Slaughterhouse 5" and "Breakfast of Champions?" Well, yeah... But for what it is it still succeeds. Wouldn't it be nice if Vonnegut had a new idea for a change, though

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Summary: An amazing trip towards success!
Review: The main character, an artist, gets rich by getting nice work of arts from his poor, by that time unknown, friends as payments for loans etc. He has his own short hall of fame that comes to an end after a terrible mistake. The book is about his efforts to finally do the the right thing. It is a a fantastic book. Anna Palmgren, Stockholm, Sweden