Jailbird: A Novel

No deed goes unpunished.

Not the most memorable Vonnegut (Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle get the honors from me) but a good satirical look at beauracracy and wheel of fortune.

fairly funny. interesting twists, a uick read. who new that , in the 1930s, a "jerk" was someone that masterbated frequently?

At the beginning of this book I was only mildly interested and thought it would be really depressing and I got this really masculine feel to his writing that I don't know how to describe with another adjective. The book picked up though, and had some crazy pahlaniuk twists in it (yes i know vonnegut came way before pahlanuk but i only just started reading vonnegut)and lots of really...more

At the beginning of this book I was only mildly interested and thought it would be really depressing and I got this really masculine feel to his writing that I don't know how to describe with another adjective. The book picked up though, and had some crazy pahlaniuk twists in it (yes i know vonnegut came way before pahlanuk but i only just started reading vonnegut)and lots of really thoughtful lines that will really stick with me. He gets you thinking but doesn't really provide all the answers. The jokes were pretty awesome, too. It's a very reflective book as the main character is old and realizing his life didn't turn out like he wanted or expected. I am left thinking that one person can't change the world perhaps, but it is noble to try.   hide