Slapstick
Ratings50
Average rating3.7
There were a few funny and interesting parts, but overall I think the plot was kind of a mess.
One sentence synopsis... Presented as the autobiography of Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, the King of Manhattan, this novel is ostensibly about the absurdity of loneliness and the subversive power of institutionalized “family” - “Lonesome No More!” .
Read it if you like... if you're a Vonnegut completionist, otherwise spare yourself. .
Dream casting... the main characters are described as twin geniuses, both born ugly and extremely tall. They were played by Jerry Lewis and Madeline Kahn in the 1984 adaptation of this novel. I wouldn't wish this role on anyone.
Definitely not his best, but there were enough Vonnegut tropes to keep me interested, and “Why don't you take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut?” will stay with me.