kurt vonnegut

[ryanee]

just starting his books, but i was wondering should i go in order of his releases to fully understand them all or does it matter? i believe the sirens of titans was his second book, should i start with player piano(the first)?

[Pappy]

I don't know if it matters. I was readin Slaughter-house Five and had no idea what was going on until about a third of the way through it and then it was like a light went off in my head and I got it.

[Isachair]

That's a good question because I want to start reading his books too. I was wondering the same thing. Let us know what you find out.

[DiaBoLic]

theres a lot of recurring characters but it doesnt rly matter what order you read them in, i would read Slaughterhouse Five, Cats Cradle, or God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater first

[Isachair]

Thanks for the info. Would you recommend reading them in that order?

[Isachair]

I just finished Slaughterhouse 5 and can't wait to read the next book. I loved it! You gotta feel for Billy.

[Jack Dylan]

Start with Cat's Cradle, because it's his best work... Then again, you may be disappointed with his other work, at least by comparision.

[ladybug31]

I started with Cat's Cradle and couldn't really get into it. But Slaughterhouse-Five was probably my favorite. Think it took me a day and a half to finish as opposed to like two weeks with Cat's Cradle

[aloeindica]

thanks for your info.

[Carla Hurst-Chandler]

Yes. I would start with Slaughterhouse Five. The Essence of Vonnegut

[ksjennin]

Slaughter-house five is great. I really want to read more by him.

[John Macgregor]

There is some minimal crossover of characters in most of his books. However, there is nothing requiring you to read them in a particular order. They all stand on their own. I have read all of his books. My favorite was "Breakfast of Champions." The movie bore almost no resemblance to the book except for the character names. I also read "Venus on the Half-Shell which was Phillip Jose Farmer's tribute to the character Kilgore Trout. It was also very good. At the time, I thought Vonnegut wrote it. Kurt was not amused apparently.

[ThosHowellBookReview]

Kurt Vonnegut had a reputation as a science fiction writer because of "Slaughterhouse Five"; he was not pleased with the title because science fiction occupied a low status in the world of literature. I don't believe that is true these days, sci-fi has become much more respectable.

[Carla Hurst-Chandler]

I enjoyed his final book [Non-Fiction] "Man Without a Country" immensely!

[lizj97]

Thanks for all the interesting information about both the author and his books. I will read some of his books based on the insightful comments I found in this forum.