Deadeye Dick
by Kurt Vonnegut · first published 1981
67% recommend33% neutral
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Some interesting books by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Breakfast of Champions Bluebeard Deadeye Dick
on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?” ↗…earlier stuff, if not avoided entirely. Not that there's nothing good in there, it's just that the average quality is way lower. Personal favorites of mine that don't generally make best-of lists are Deadeye Dick and Bluebeard. If you're reading him for the sci-fi connection rather than as general fiction, you want the Big Two plus Sirens of Titan (which would probably be #4 in a "big four" as far as importance-to-have-read)…
on “How To Write With Style (1999)” ↗I've read all the books you mentioned other than Slapstick and agree with your synopsis and recommendations. I'd personally start with Cat's Cradle over Slaughterhouse Five. Deadeye Dick is strange and hilarious, but probably better after reading a few of his books first. :)
on “How To Write With Style (1999)” ↗> Deadeye Dick is strange and hilarious, but probably better after reading a few of his books first. :) Probably true about Bluebeard, too. Both read almost as a review of the major themes and messages of Vonnegut's…
on “How To Write With Style (1999)” ↗That and Deadeye Dick are the two outside his big, famous works (Slaughterhouse 5 and Cat’s Cradle being the big two, followed probably by Breakfast of Champions) that I like best. Bluebeard in particular manages to cover…
on “Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life?” ↗Woolf’s To the Lighthouse and Orlando are under a 4. But under a 4 is guaranteed bad? LOLWUT. And that’s just the first author I checked. Vonnegut’s Deadeye Dick (less of a crowd pleaser than his handful of biggest books, but certainly not in the bottom tier of his works) is under a 4. The A Man Without a Country collection, which is more of interest as a curiosity…
on “The murky math of the New York Times bestsellers list” ↗Which of his novels have you read? Have you read Slaughterhouse-Five, Deadeye Dick or Breakfast of Champions?
on “The Art of Fiction: Kurt Vonnegut” ↗