Armageddon in Retrospect
by:
Kurt Vonnegut (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780224085397 (0224085395)
Publish date: May 15th 2008
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Writing,
Essays,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
American,
War,
Politics,
Short Stories,
Fiction
I've been meaning to read some Vonnegut for quite a while and picked this up during bout of books. It was a super fast read about the a bunch of war things. It was really good but so sad and kind of depressing. I really liked this book and want to read more from Vonnegut. I appreciated that this ...
War is a funny thing. That's what Vonnegut would have us believe. He is right. He also realizes that there is nothing funny about war. It's a conflicting juxtaposition and yet it is true. Armageddon in Retrospect sat in the to-be-read pile for a good long while. I haven't read much Vonnegut since sc...
An absolutely wonderful collection of short stories!
It's breaking my heart. I have no idea when these stories and cetera were written, except the letter sent soon after the bombing of Dresden, but I think these haven't been published because they don't hold out much hope.My favorite Vonnegut novels are Galapagos and Bluebeard, both of which seem to s...