OK, in my defense, there were very few novels on our reading lists...I seem to remember a tortured Spring Break with War and Peace...so my lack of Vonnegut really shouldn't be too embarrasing...
But I live in Indiana for cryin' out loud!
(Kurt Vonnegut is from Indiana).
Anywhoose...I finished my big stack of library books a day early and needed something to read last night before bed. (You will be happy to know that I did a bunch of stuff to change my sleep luck...took a hot lavender bath, drank some sleepy tea, changed the sheets, and hit the hay at midnight instead of 3am...and it worked!)
I have stacks and stacks of books all over the house...some read, some unread....so I just grabbed what I thought would be a quick and easy read.
O.M.G. Hilarious and charming and witty and...damn! Why couldn't I have read him years ago? I know he's not on everybody's list of favorites, but methinks I have a new John Irving in my life.
So that's the report for the day. Still here...breathing in and out and just trying to stay out of trouble. Today will be errands (library, Target, grocery) followed by some more Vonnegut. I am going to try to get a little stitchy time in the Happy Chair...hope you get to do the same!
Happy to hear you had a better night of sleep, Coni! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteMake sure to read his short story Harrison Bergeron. Haunting and brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHe's the best!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your sleep pattern back in track. Enjoy your book time.
ReplyDeleteHope your Saturday is what you want it to be. :) Glad you were able to sleep. Hugs & Prayers, Cathryn
ReplyDeleteYou sure Kurt did not help putting you to sleep? Had not thought of him in years. Just went on line and ordered an auido book of short stories from the Library.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you were able to get your sleeping back to normal! I love finding new authors that I enjoy :)
ReplyDeleteLove Vonnegut! Read all his stuff back in the, well let's just say many years ago!
ReplyDeleteI discovered Cornelia Read and enjoyed her writing. Tip: read in order. Murder mysteries and kind of cookie-cutter, but fast read.
ReplyDeleteI read Cat's Cradle back in 1969 for a ninth grade book report. Two weeks ago I picked up "Welcome to the Monkey House" that was lying in a barn getting dirty. At 60 I can appreciate Vonnegut in a different way. I think he’s funny and profound. Revisiting his writing made me see how much Vonnegut, along with Huxley, influenced who I am today.
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