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jwharris28
Posted 2015-02-07 11:37 AM (#9549 - in reply to #9536)
Subject: Re: The Definitive 1950s Reading Challenge		Quote Reply



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Dustydigger, I'm having trouble with Vonnegut too, but I still like Slaughterhouse Five. I think. I haven't reread in several years. I'm generally bothered by satire. It dries out rather fast, and satire is usually cold and lacking in emotional warmth. I think Slaughterhouse Five has some warmth to it. Vonnegut's other books are just old dried out satire. That's why I don't like The Space Merchants anymore. If a book doesn't make me cry in places, I usually consider it inconsequential. The best books put you through an emotional ringer, leaving you all teary eyed and snotty nosed. Satire just doesn't push any buttons for me.


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