# Other Kurt Vonnegut fans?

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**Created:** [August 30, 2001, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-kurt-vonnegut-fans/78894 "2001-08-30T06:02:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-kurt-vonnegut-fans/78894/41 "2001-11-19T22:11:59Z")

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I love Vonnegut.

Just let me 3rd the vote for **Welcome to the Monkey House**. Some of the stories in there have deep philosophical and/or political power to them, especially when he tries to gaze into the future.

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-kurt-vonnegut-fans/78894/42 "2001-11-21T04:48:12Z")

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I love Kurt Vonnegut. I have read _Slaughterhouse Five_, and _Breakfast of Champions_. We just finished reading _Harrison Bergeron_ in Enclish Class.

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**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-kurt-vonnegut-fans/78894/43 "2001-11-21T19:29:28Z")

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hmmm… it’s hard to pick just one, especially since I haven’t read all of them, and none for a few years now, but I’ll say _Breakfast of Champions_ followed closely by all the rest.

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**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-kurt-vonnegut-fans/78894/44 "2001-11-21T19:49:31Z")

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Yup - must be time to dig them out again - in an MPSIMS thread I conflated Slaughterhouse-5 & Sirens of Titan.

Like others have said, I went on a Vonnegut kick during my senior year in high school. That & Ayn Rand (what a combo!)

I think I like his older stuff better - the 2 listed above & Cat’s Cradle. I enjoy his short stories & essays as well.

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