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Mother Night -
Mother Night
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Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade... show more
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780385334143
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
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Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
5.0 Mother Night
bookshelves: autumn-2012, teh-brillianz, published-1961, nazi-related, satire Read from October 19 to 20, 2012 Opted out of the full champagne wedding afternoon - just the one glass and a surreptitious exit to have a brisk solitary walk with this - it is superb. Make new friends,but keep the o...
Book Sand Worm
Book Sand Worm rated it
5.0 Mother Night
The Basics Howard W. Campbell Jr. is a loyal Nazi. But he’s also an American spy. But he’s responsible for the deaths of millions. But he saved millions of lives. And he can’t decide what holds more of an impact. Or if he cares. My Thoughts Vonnegut himself states in the introduction that Moth...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
5.0 Mother Night
Opted out of the full champagne afternoon - just the one glass and a surreptitious exit to have a brisk solitary walk with this - it is superb.Make new friends,but keep the old.One is silver,the other is gold.A circle is round,it has no end.That's how long,I will be your friend.3* Slaughterhouse Fiv...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it
3.0 Mother Night
Yet another weird story from one of our sultans of satire. I wanted to read this because the main character was briefly discussed in Slaughterhouse Five. When I finished the book today I realized I must have already read it at some point in the past. There were just too many things that sounded f...
miscellaneous debris
miscellaneous debris rated it
5.0 Mother Night
My favorite Vonnegut book. The movie adaptation is excellent too.
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