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“Coyotemusic said: 5 stars + Favorite and frankly, some gushing ...
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review 9 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
"Sylvia, I'm going to be an artist."
"An Artist?"
"I am going to love these discarded Americans even though they are useless and unattractive. That is going to be my work of art."
And what a masterpiece it is! This book is sweet, funny, sad and really epitomizes Vonnegut's genius. I absolutely loved it, and think it has taken the place of Slapstick as my favorite Vonnegut.
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“"Sylvia, I'm going to be an artist."
Coyotemusic wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
"An Artist?"
"I am going to love these discarded Americans even though they are useless and unattractive. That is going to be my work of art."
And what a masterpiece it is! This book is sweet, funny, sad and really epitomizes Vonnegut's genius. I absolutely loved it, and think it has taken the place of Slapstick as my favorite Vonnegut. ”
“ I want to be Mr. Rosewater when I grow up.
Alison H wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Kind of. Maybe without the drinking problem. ”
“Not my favorite Vonnegut, but still worth a read.”
Paula C wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“After reading this book I have to be completely honest I was disappointed most of the way through. I have read other Kurt Vonnegut books and compared to them this one just didn't reach par with the others. At first it was hard to get into but after power reading the rest of the book it seemed to get slightly better. The story tells of a man, Eliot Rosewater and his fortune of a $87,000,000. Eliot though doesn't care about the money but instead is fascinated with fireman and becomes a volunteer fireman. His wife, Sylvia thinks that her husband has gone insane so goes to a lawyer for help so her husbands fortune will go to her instead of some distant cousin of Eliot. Although the book in my opinion should be a 3.5 I gave it a 4 for the simple fact that there was some of Vonneguts classic satire and the last fifty pages or so did pick up. ”
Nick B wrote this review Thursday, October 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Vonnegut creates a world in his writtings where the introverted, thoughtful or ironic can succeed. When Eliot Rosewater, an heroic and decorated WW2 veteran, becomes head of and beneficary to the Rosewater Foundation's fortune, his altruism causes some to believe he is insane. This book was published in 1965, when 2009 would have been considered the far future. Vonnegut's observations about corporate society, personal wealth and the human condition in 1965 become auguries (look it up) about where Americans might be in future.”
Mister Thompson wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is delightfully Vonnegut. His protagonist is Elliot Rosewater, a well-off war veteran who was born into the vast Rosewater Foundation fortune. Years of cunning legal navigation have kept the family fortune in tact. Inspired by traumatic events in his life, Elliot quests to use his fortune to assist the socially disadvantaged in his namesake town of Rosewater, Indiana. He accepts phone calls from frantic townspeople at all hours, assisting them financially, spiritually, or otherwise. Meanwhile, a greedy junior partner at the law firm that manages the legal front of the foundation seeks to prove that Elliot's gestures of good will are symptomatic of insanity in order to grasp a piece of the monetary pie. If you love dark humor and commentary on the human condition, you will love this book.”
Thomas R wrote this review Sunday, September 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Kind, humanist novel.”
Leif wrote this review Sunday, September 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“meh , It's vonnegut.”
IVirOrfeo wrote this review Saturday, September 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another excellent Vonnegut novel. This follows Eliot Rosewater, perhaps the most caring and generous, filthy rich drunk in literature. Written in Vonnegut's classic style, it takes a good, satirical look at the obvious greed and hypocrisy in our society. Definitley a good read for anyone, whether they're familiar with Vonnegut or not.”
Carolyn E wrote this review Saturday, August 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
