Deadeye Dick

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Summary: One of my favourite books ever!
Review: The first Vonnegut book I ever read, and the strangest I feel. The kid shoots some guy from a tower and his whole life falls apart due to that one event. He writes an atrociously parochial play that gets laughed at in the Big Apple of America. When writing about the failures of everyday life humanity, Vonnegut is at his best. This has all of the most tragically funny events and characters woven into a nauseous tale. My favourite part is where the kid who writes the play, writes his own script of the situation of his brother arguing with his brother's girlfriend. Some call it black humour, I think that doesn't do it's creativity justice. A must read!

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Summary: Another good one
Review: This book is classic Vonnegut. One that you do not want to put down. As usual he carries on with his black humor and satiric comments. Yet another must read.

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Summary: Vonnegut at his best
Review: This book is excellent. I must say that of all his works that I have read, I enjoyed this one the most,and that is including Slaughterhouse-Five. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good laugh, or for that matter, likes to look at life a bit differently. Vonnegut doesn't disappoint.

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Summary: This book forces you to sit back and be amazed
Review: This is my first Vonnegut novel. With a quick pace and bizzare set of stories it kept me intrigued through and through. In my experience people either label Vonnegut as one of the best authors of our era, or merely as a gifted entertainer, both are accurate. I find his writing style compelling and very powerful. The story unwinds slowly, but you are forced to follow Vonnegut's mind to find out how or where you will turn up next, whether it be listening to a twelve year old wallow about his ignorant father, or curiously watching as the chairman of NBC loses yet another wife. If in reading a book you desire to see only the plausible happen then look elsewher, for here you never quite know what psychological quirk might be next

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Summary: Depressing
Review: This is not among Vonnegut's best. The plot rambles, the jokes aren't very funny, and above all it's pretty depressing, and lacks meaning. I would recommend Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle or Slaughterhouse Five, but this one is best left unread.

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This is one of Vonnegut's finest. Hilarious satire. One of the funniest books I've ever come across. And you can't help but love his characters, even the not-so-loveable ones.

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Summary: A Very Good Book
Review: This is the fourth Vonnegut book I have read, and I have to say it's probably one of his best. The story was interesting, and the moral was well received. I also enjoyed the fact that some of his characters from Breakfast of Champions made appearances in the book.

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Summary: A must-read
Review: This was the first Vonnegut book that I read, and it will always be one of my favorite books.
His characters are superb, the story is (as always) great, and his style of writing really draws you into the movie.
I especially love the way Vonnegut uses his main character to tell the story in "playwright" fashion.
This novel really draws you in to other Vonnegut books.

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Summary: wonderful
Review: vonnegut is among my favorite authors and this book was not disappointing. it is actually currently competing with "god bless you mr. rosewater" for my favorite vonnegut book. this book is just too great to describe, you need to read it for yourself....

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Summary: wonderful
Review: vonnegut is among my favorite authors and this book was not disappointing. it is actually currently competing with "god bless you mr. rosewater" for my favorite vonnegut book. this book is just too great to describe, you need to read it for yourself....