tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post6372487366795178760..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: Goodbye, Mr. VonnegutGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-41570674322069873582007-04-29T19:34:00.000-07:002007-04-29T19:34:00.000-07:00I almost drove into a telephone pole when I heard ...I almost drove into a telephone pole when I heard the news. Made me very sad. As I wrote on my own blog, I've been a fan of his ever since high school, when I had a walk-on role in <I>Welcome to the Monkey House</I>, which dramatized "Harrison Bergeron", "Who are we This Time?" The Euphio Question" and "The Kid Nobody Could Handle." I read a few of his novels, but particularly liked his short stories. It's sad to think that there will never be anymore.Library Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560661276385382375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-7535745377504178372007-04-13T21:39:00.000-07:002007-04-13T21:39:00.000-07:00I feel the same way--it's so sad to lose one of Am...I feel the same way--it's so sad to lose one of America's writing icons. I haven't read much Vonnegut, but I did read Slaughterhouse Five as a teenager and enjoyed it. I read his short stories in Welcome to the Monkey House later, and liked them, but a lot of critics didn't like the collection as much as his earlier work. The short story "Who Am I This Time" was one of my husband's favorites from that collection, and Jonathan Demme made a poignant little movie adaptation that was shown on PBS, I think. I remember liking the story and the movie :)Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-45657456632580809942007-04-13T17:17:00.000-07:002007-04-13T17:17:00.000-07:00I've never read Kurt Vonnegut, but of course I've ...I've never read Kurt Vonnegut, but of course I've heard much about him. I was sad to read of his death yesterday; the world doesn't want to lose its good writers! Now I need to pick something up that he wrote, but it's too bad I'll be reading it after his death instead of before.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.com