I have reread Sirens of Titan many times over the years.

2207 wrote:I have reread Sirens of Titan many times over the years.

as have i. so good.

i need to read it again...as well as some of the burroughs stuff that i do have...

Going with "Sirens of Titan". All of his novels were profoundly important to me at some point in my life but I find that one to be especially good.

Rick Reuben wrote: Slapstick is underappreciated.

Seconded. Did anyone see that abortion of a movie "Slapstick of a Different Kind"? Jerry Lewis, Madelyn Kahn, Orson Welles (!), Marty Feldman...turned it into a space farce. Makes "Sergent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BeeGee's Vehicle" look like "The Bicycle Thief. Disgusting.

I'm going to go with Godbless You, Mr. Rosewater though all his books are great. I always loved the short story Welcome to the Monkey House too, though it would be a great cyber punk film.

sonicdeath wrote:Which do you like, Or whats your favorite?

Mine are Mother Night and Cats Cradle..... But I love them all... I will say Player Piano was a bit weird to go back and read... Its awesome but you can really tell how he matured as a writer after it....

Cats Cradle
Mother Night
Player Piano (Slaughter House Five close tie.)

In that order

Player Piano is a bit more clumsy but still a great book.

Although I love it, Breakfast of Champions is over rated.

Slapstick and Galapogos are ones I remember rereading a lot. I haven't read Vonnegut in years. Not 'cause I don't like him. Because I suck.

I've read four of them. Slaughter-house Five is clearly the best.

connor wrote:I've read four of them. Slaughter-house Five is clearly the best.

This thread helping drive home I need to read Slaughterhouse Five... thank you.

(so far I only read Cat's Cradle and Player Piano - I liked both plenty, but EVERYONE seems to dis on Player Piano saying it is his least good... so if it is least, I am eager to see better!)