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Kurt Vonnegut’s Slapstick, A Novel
Slapstick is the story of an ugly boy’s rise to power in a crumbling United States. It’s also the story of a child whose genius depends on his twin sister in a society that firmly believes in “Paddling your own boat.” It’s also the tale of the isolation of the People’s Republic of China and it’s quiet, secretive rise to the intellectual and spiritual domination of the world. It also defies a consise, conhesive summary of the plot. This was a quick, moderately enjoyable read for me. I found Vonnegut’s writing interesting and entertaining, but not enthralling. I found the plot only interesting at particular points–when Vonnegut was making a…
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Things that made me go hmm–Kurt Vonnegut’s Slapstick
I polished off Kurt Vonnegut‘s Slapstick a couple of nights ago, and thought it would be geeky fun to break some copyright laws by posting excerpts I thought were interesting. (I am including references, though, so am I still breaking the law?) Very few of my thoughts about the book are any kind of deep–I enjoyed it, and some of the concepts will tickle the back of my brain for a while, but I must be lacking in experience with satire because the book didn’t strike me as being incredibly profound. This is most likely a reflection of my [lack of both] intellect and experience more than Vonnegut’s writing and…
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Touching the boobie gets you slapped.
Yeah, so how about spending the last hour and a half in a ticklefest in Dulin’s new car–while we’re driving down the highway? Of course, I’m sure his mother wondered why we sat in the car for five minutes in front of his house before actually leaving. And that car that kept driving back and forth through my parking lot must have wondered why two people were thrashing about in that car with the fogged up windows. Dulin was even enough of a bum to make a Titanic joke by sliding his hand down the foggy window. But it was a stalemate all around, since, while Dulin has picked up…
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Correction.
Looks like my parents are, in fact, willing and able to pay for the dental work. Insert weeks of pain and soup, starting from when I can schedule the appointments next week…
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That’s what he said.
Goddamn this has been a busy week. I’ve sat at home long enough to sleep and cancel my car insurance, basically. I went out with Rackrent on Tuesday. We visitied our old high school, then had quite the pleasant chat over lunch. Or, you know, I probed and probed and poked and prodded for information and verification that she’s doing at least moderately well while she sighed and nodded and smiled and undoubtedly wished to rip my head off. Yes, I am quite the nosy bitch. She’s heading off to China today, so that’s the last I’ll see of her until after I finish working in Terre Haute this summer.…