It’s been a while since I’ve read a Kurt Vonnegut book. Probably since the ol’ high school reading of “Slaughterhouse 5.” I remember enjoying that book, and saying to myself something like, “I should read more books by that guy.” And, less than 10 years later, I’ve done just that. Actually, my college roommate has asked me if I’ve read this book at least a dozen times, and now I can finally say yes. And I finally understand the source of the name he gave his computer in the dorms, Ice Nine. Totally nerdy, and totally awesome.
The book gets off to a bit of a slow start, what with talk of Bokononism and the father of the Bomb. But once the narrator gets to San Lorenzo and starts shaking things up, the book gets very interesting. I wonder if there going to make a movie out of this. Hold on, let me hit The IMdB.
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OK, turns out there is a movie being made of this, and the only problem is that Terry Gilliam’s not yet slated to direct it. But Leo DiCaprio is producing it. Hmm…
Oh, and it’s currently classified as an Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller, so I’m guessing it’s gotta be good. But I’ll have to wait til 2007.
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But anyway, this review has turned out to not be much of a review at all. I don’t mind, though. To describe the events in the book would be pretty mundane, until the end anyway. The real enjoyment is in the irony and humor Vonnegut attaches to such a tragic event, namely the end of the world. Not that I would expect anything less.
Oh, and it took a little bit longer to read this book, because, well, I moved. And I’ve been reading a lot of graphic stories, aka comic books, lately.
Next book, “The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence” by Ray Kurzweil
[This article is part of the 26 Books project that I'm doing this year.]
Your gaze is like Ice-9.