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Liked It “It was a story of a boy who was like a magician. This boy had all the poster of magician in the world. Then on day magician comes alive! It had came out from the poster. Then they tells the secret of the magic they do......” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Review: I think satire must not be my thing. In this book,Vonnegut tells the story of a man who goes from professor to warden to prisoner, all at the same location: a small, well-to-do college in New England. As mentioned in the preface, the "memoirs" were written on hodgepodge scraps of paper and relayed in the same fashion. Thus, the book is composed of tiny segments of thought separated by solid lines to indicate a break in writing, ranging from a few paragraphs to single word segments. The result is very much like listening to someone relay a long story rather than a complete fictional storytelling as one might be accustomed.
Jen M wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The problem for me, I suppose, is that I just didn't find it interesting enough to hold my attention. I actually started the book back in October, and clearly had no problem setting it aside in favor of other books. While it entertained me when I actually was reading it, it was never something I was in a hurry to get back to. Amusing, but eh.”“It was a story of a boy who was like a magician. This boy had all the poster of magician in the world. Then on day magician comes alive! It had came out from the poster. Then they tells the secret of the magic they do......”
Thomas C wrote this review Thursday, November 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it was like breakfast of champions part 2. ”
Michael wrote this review Saturday, October 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Tenia F 4 out of 5 stars One of Vonnegut's latest books, deals with an Vietnam Veteran's look at the world while dealing with a crazy mother in law and a wife whose going crazy. He's fired from the college he's working at due to some things he says about Hitler, and goes to work for a Prision as a teacher. When the inmates break free, and take over the small towns, he becomes one of the prisoners instead of a teacher.”
Author, Author Shelf wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Jen M said: 3 stars
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I think satire must not be my thing. In this book,Vonnegut tells the story of a man who goes from professor to warden to prisoner, all at the same location: a small, well-to-do college in New England. As mentioned in the preface, the "memoirs" were written on hodgepodge scraps of paper and relayed in the same fashion. Thus, the book is composed of tiny segments of thought separated by solid lines to indicate a break in writing, ranging from a few paragraphs to single word segments. The result is very much like listening to someone relay a long story rather than a complete fictional storytelling as one might be accustomed.
The problem for me, I suppose, is that I just didn't find it interesting enough to hold my attention. I actually started the book back in October, and clearly had no problem setting it aside in favor of other books. While it entertained me when I actually was reading it, it was never something I was in a hurry to get back to. Amusing, but eh.
Tenia F said: 4 stars
One of Vonnegut's latest books, deals with an Vietnam Veteran's look at the world while dealing with a crazy mother in law and a wife whose going crazy. He's fired from the college he's working at due to some things he says about Hitler, and goes to work for a prison as a teacher. When the inmates break free, and take over the small towns, he becomes one of the prisoners instead of a teacher.
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“ Hocus Pocus Kurt Vonnegut
Tenia F wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
4 stars
One of Vonnegut's latest books, deals with an Vietnam Veteran's look at the world while dealing with a crazy mother in law and a wife whose going crazy. He's fired from the college he's working at due to some things he says about Hitler, and goes to work for a Prision as a teacher. When the inmates break free, and take over the small towns, he becomes one of the prisoners instead of a teacher.
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“Fascinating and entertaining, especially since it is placed after the time that Vonnegut wrote it, close to present day. His ideas of the future are sometimes spot on and sometimes not at all, and this made me respect his novel and his artistic license even more.”
Kelsey wrote this review Thursday, April 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I like others by Vonnegut (much) better.”
Sonja P wrote this review Monday, March 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“How can you not love Vonnegut's dry sense of humor?”
Case wrote this review Tuesday, March 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
