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Kurt Vonnegut

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American writer discussed for his analysis of nuclear family alienation and the need for extended families in modern society

Mentions (14)
"OK, now let's have some fun. Let's talk about sex. Let's talk about women. Freud said he didn't know what women wanted. I know what women want. They want a whole lot of people to talk to. What do they want to talk about? They want to talk about everything. What do men want? They want a lot of pals, "
"Organization is everything. Something the left needs to learn. 'If only angels will get organized along the lines of the mafia' -Kurt Vonnegut"
"Funniest thing iv read in ages"
Vonnegut on Ginsberg and the beats · u/[deleted] · ↑164 · 2022-12-02
"America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain't no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is"
Kurt Vonnegut · u/RomanticRhymes · ↑87 · 2024-05-26
"I started joking with the clerk about it being there because people like to be trangressive and steal it and he agreed and said he also needs to hide phillip k dick & vonnegut books."
please stop stealing from used book stores · u/HSThrow · ↑70 · 2022-12-27
"You can pick up a Kurt Vonnegut book and type it out to practice at being a good writer."
"Chuck and Kurt are two of my ride or dies will always have a special place in my heart for them"
💖 female bookshelf 💖 · beskinnyorleave · ↑33 · 2023-06-21
"I mostly read snarky sarcastic books like Vonnegut in 2021 so decided to start the new year with some earnest shit."
Just finished "East of Eden," avg red scare book · u/ParathaTheWrapper · ↑32 · 2022-01-03
"Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5 America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves."
Kurt Vonnegut · u/RomanticRhymes · ↑87 · 2024-05-26
"he agreed and said he also needs to hide phillip k dick & vonnegut books. please stop stealing my favorite authors from the only cool place in my city"
please stop stealing from used book stores · u/HSThrow · ↑70 · 2022-12-27
"I mostly read snarky sarcastic books like Vonnegut in 2021 so decided to start the new year with some earnest shit"
Just finished "East of Eden," avg red scare book · u/ParathaTheWrapper · ↑32 · 2022-01-03
"I'm in the middle of Jailbird by Vonnegut and Parable of the Sower by Butler."
Books you're reading now · u/bzbz97 · ↑26 · 2025-09-12
"On a semi-related note, I've been rereading Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano. Interesting that a book written in the 1950s seems more prescient than the predictions of a million screaming nerds."
You don't see the "Dey terk our Jerbs" meme posted on reddit much anymore · u/Throwawaypolitics92 · ↑24 · 2025-07-10
"He seems to have been oddly accurate predicting our modern malaise"
Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano · u/CACPAThrowaway · ↑22 · 2025-11-16
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