Wisdom From Kurt Vonnegut

The aged author said this on the Daily Show last night:

The dumbest man at the top of our government is the Secretary of Defense. He is so dumb--he's--he is so dumb. He thought he could take over a country and its oil, population, ah, 27 million I believe--Muslim. He thought he could take it over and the oil, which is what he was after, with a whole bunch of big bangs you know. And then 200,000 American soldiers who didn't even know how to say "hello" in Arabic?!

video of the interview at onegoodmove

I need to read some of his work. I actually have Slaughterhouse Five but have never touched it. Damn, I'm so behind on literature.

Comments

[john @ blogenlust]

You MUST read some Vonnegut. Slaughter House 5 is a great start, too.

[norbizness]

And then, after you're done, check out the movie. It's an interesting attempt by George Roy Hill (done between his directing Butch Cassidy and The Sting) which works much better than Mike Nichols' attempt at Catch-22, mainly because of the no-name cast (except for Miss Tessmacher).

[crafty democrat]

Naw....... read "Cat's Cradle" to start with. Talk about a Potemkin government!

[John]

Slaughter House 5 is a good quick read, and a great place to get a feel for his style.

Welcome to the Honkey House, a great collection of short stories, and the title story is very good.

Just jump in

[John]

Sorry Monkey, not Honkey

[dr. bong]

For a more abstract view: Happy Birthday Wanda June and Breakfast of Champions.

[maurinsky]

All Vonnegut is worthwhile reading. I particularly love his short stories. But I recommend everything that everyone else has recommended, plus Galapagos.

[Mike]

Dead Eye Dick. Read that one after "Schlacterhoff Funf".

[HelenWheels]

I've read all Vonnegut's work too. I am never disappointed. Dead Eye Dick is a fave. I also love "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" (at least I think that's the title!).