Deadeye Dick

This book works off of a great concept and creates a fascinating main character. Additionally, Vonnegut once again brought back the fun eclectic collection of Midland City residents from "Breakfast of Champions." I also feel that the book seems a little bit strained at the end. After the chapter about epilogues, this book's epilogue seems unresolved and detached from the rest of the story. The...more

This book works off of a great concept and creates a fascinating main character. Additionally, Vonnegut once again brought back the fun eclectic collection of Midland City residents from "Breakfast of Champions." I also feel that the book seems a little bit strained at the end. After the chapter about epilogues, this book's epilogue seems unresolved and detached from the rest of the story. The Haitian Voodoo thing seems a bit tacked on. I not sure how it fits in.   hide

took me about a month to read, couldn't really get into it. Had flashes of genius, but overall my least favorite vonnegut book.

In Deadeye Dick, Kurt Vonnegut uses the accidental slaying of a pregnant woman to represent all of the "bad shit" he's ever done. Around this extended metaphor, he builds a story dealing with his own alienation, fucked up families and romances, Hitler's early career as a painter, neutron bombs, martial law, and the effects of extended amphetamine abuse. Quite worth the read.

Novel yg memberi kesan bahwa para ilmuwan yg memberikan senjata nuklir ke tangan politisi sama saja dengan seorang ayah yang memberikan akses terhadap senjata kepada anak kecil.

Totally worth reading.

My favorite KV novel.

It had it moments, their were funny lines in the book, nothing very memorable though. The plot was actually a little boring which is a let down because the description made it sound so much better. Not one of his best works.

Good enough read, but nothing mind shatteringly good.

Christ, I've read a lot of Vonnegut!