George

Hilarious. This book is packed full with so many great jokes and outlandish situations, but it also can hit emotionally when it wants to. There’s a lot of truth here, not a lot of facts, and it’s great throughout.

Very funny and dark. Vonnegut moves freely through many, many ideas throughout with a surreal, but also very grounded perspective.

Great. Very haunting. I love how the dystopian setting acts more as just a backdrop to the main story, and just accentuates a lot of the same feelings most of us experience regarding love and death.

Many great reflections on life, good and evil, and human nature. Also a fascinating snapshot of the turn of the century in the US. Feels like a must read for anyone

Quite a devastating story. Can be very bleak, and spends its time showing how dismal the burned world is. I really enjoyed the way McCarthy takes breaks from prose in some points to give what feels like poetry. Can reread many of those passages over and over.

This is a little bit of a slow burn. There’s a lot of great reflections on purpose, relationships, and growing as a person, all within a very grounded and realistic world, but sometimes can feel banal. But that’s kind of what life is, and the emotional points do hit well.