I'm trying to become an "active reader" because I'm 20 and never have been, and at this point I figure it's getting kind of embarrassing since all of my friends are.
And I read Slaughterhouse Five and Cat's Cradle. I liked Slaughterhouse a whole bunch more, but was pretty much into both of them.
What should I read after this to be less of a pleb? My friend gave me a copy of Junky by William Burroughs, so that'll be the very next thing I read, and from my understanding, that's a decent direction.
Andrew Lee
Sooo... Should I not read Slaughter House Five?
Landon Taylor
The Crying of Lot 49, White Noise, Ubik might appeal to you.
Samuel Scott
Yes, you should. It's a good book. Vonnegut is a little overrated and he's well liked by casual readers, so naturally Veeky Forums has decided that he's terrible. He's not.
Help me Veeky Forums, I can't help but enjoy Vonnegut's writing. The cadence in his prose is WaCkY and while his satire might be overused as a source of humor I can't help, but find his books intriguing enough to shred through. Vonnegut is almost like a Kafka Lite to me. Where absurdity meets morality.
Cat's Cradle is a meme though. Slaughterhouse 5 is good. Deadeye Dick is a fun, short read. The Sirens of Titan is also bretty good. I think Vonnegut is sold as something he's not. His books do not answer the big questions in life and moral conflicts are often one or two dimensional in his works, but his QuIrKy style keeps one flipping pages. He is a fun read. Not as noble as reading 19th century Russian literature, no, but not bad by any means.
Ryder Carter
you're a bitch and you should kys your self
Zachary Cruz
Jokes on you. I've only been on this board for 5 minutes. Why should I listen to someone I don't even KNOW?
